Legal Opinion
Gorham v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 19, 1984No. 62882PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
454 So.2d 556 (1984)
David GORHAM, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 62882.
Supreme Court of Florida.
July 19, 1984.
Rehearing Denied September 18, 1984.
Michael D. Gelety, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Max Rudmann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
2Per curiam
This direct appeal from conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death is before us pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1). We affirm the conviction and sentence.
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