Brant v. State

Charles Grover Brant was convicted of first-degree murder, sexual battery, kidnapping, grand theft of a motor vehicle, and burglary with assault or battery arising from the 2004 strangulation of Sara Radfar. Brant was sentenced to death. This case is before the Court on appeal from the convictions and death sentence. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the convictions and sentences.

I. BACKGROUND

On May 25, 2007, Brant pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, sexual battery, kidnapping, grand theft of a motor vehicle, and burglary with…