Songer v. State

419 So.2d 1044 (1982)

Carl Ray SONGER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 59852.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 9, 1982.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1982.

Joseph Jordan of Bailey & Jordan, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and James S. Purdy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

We have for review an appeal from an order denying a motion to vacate judgment and death sentence. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

Appellant, Carl Ray Songer, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. This Court affirmed both the…