Bolin v. State

This case is before the Court on appeal from a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Bolin’s conviction and sentence.

OVERVIEW

Oscar Ray Bolin, Jr., was convicted of the first-degree murder of Stephanie Collins and sentenced to death. This Court twice reversed Bolin’s conviction and sentence of death for new trials because of evidence improperly admitted that was covered under the spousal privilege. On Bolin’s second retrial, a jury returned a verdict of guilty of…