Derrick v. State

641 So.2d 378 (1994)

Samuel Jason DERRICK, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 79143.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 23, 1994.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 1994.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Allyn Giambalvo, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Candance M. Sabella, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Samuel Jason Derrick appeals his sentence of death. We have jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(1), of the Florida Constitution.

Derrick was convicted of the first-degree murder of a general store clerk and was sentenced to…