Wade v. State

Alan Lyndell Wade was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, and two counts of robbery in the July 2005 murders of Carol and Reggie Sumner. In accord with the jury’s recommendation, the trial court sentenced Wade to death for each murder. In this appeal, Wade challenges his convictions and sentences. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In August 2005, Alan Wade, Michael Jackson, Tiffany Cole, and Bruce Nixon were indicted on two charges each of first-degree murder, armed kidnapping,…