Rivers v. State

458 So.2d 762 (1984)

Aldelbert RIVERS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 62127.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 1, 1984.

Randolph Q. Ferguson, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellee.

BOYD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of several felonies, among them a conviction of first-degree murder for which a sentence of death was imposed. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm appellant's convictions but reduce his sentence for…