Legal Opinion
Rigterink v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 30, 2009No. SC05-2162PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Per curiam
Thomas William Rigterink appeals his convictions for first-degree murder and sentences of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons provided in our analysis, we reverse Rigterink’s convictions and sentences and remand for a new capital proceeding.
I. BACKGROUND
This case involves the stabbing and murder of Jeremy Jarvis and Allison Sousa, which occurred in a in a dual-use1 warehouse complex in Polk County, Florida, on September 24, 2003. After an investigation by the Polk County Sheriffs Office (“PCSO”), Rigterink was indicted for these offenses on November…
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