Legal Opinion
Rivera v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 19, 1990No. 70563PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
561 So.2d 536 (1990)
Michael T. RIVERA, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 70563.
Supreme Court of Florida.
April 19, 1990.
Rehearing Denied June 22, 1990.
H. Dohn William, Jr., Sp. Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joan Fowler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
BARKETT, Justice.
Michael T. Rivera appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and the sentence of death.[1] We affirm both the conviction and sentence.
Eleven-year-old Staci Lynn Jazvac left her Lauderdale Lakes home on bicycle at about 5:30 p.m. on January 30,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Tison v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- State v. GarfoleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
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3Cited by71 opinions
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