Gregory David Larkin v. State of Florida

Gregory David Larkin was convicted of the April 2009 first-degree murders of his parents, Richard and Myra Larkin, and he was sentenced to death for both murders. This is Larkin’s direct appeal. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Having reviewed the record and considered the issues presented, we affirm Larkin’s convictions and sentences.

I. BACKGROUND

In July 2009, a Nassau County grand jury indicted Larkin, who was 35 years old, on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents in April of that same year. The case proceeded to a jury trial, at which Larkin…