Legal Opinion
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 10, 2014No. SC11-475PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Per curiam
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr., appeals his convictions of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion robbery with a firearm and his corresponding sentences of death and life imprisonment. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the convictions and sentences.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. (Gonzalez) was charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder in the shooting deaths of Byrd and Melanie Billings in their Escambia County home on the evening of July 9, 2009. Gonzalez was…
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