Ross v. State

474 So.2d 1170 (1985)

Wilton Amos ROSS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 63767.

Supreme Court of Florida.

August 15, 1985.

Judith J. Dougherty, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Richard A. Patterson and Gregory G. Costas, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Wilton Amos Ross appeals his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed, we affirm the conviction of first-degree premeditated murder, but find the sentence should be reduced to life imprisonment without…