Legal Opinion
Kenneth R. Jackson v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 23, 2017No. SC13-1232PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Kenneth R. Jackson was convicted of the first-degree murder of Cue Thu Tran, sexual battery with a deadly weapon, second-degree arson, and grand theft of a motor vehicle. Jackson was sentenced to death for the murder conviction. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.
FACTS
At approximately 6:30 a.m. on September 13, 2007, an individual who lived at Bullfrog Court in Gibsonton initially heard noises that sounded like gunshots, which he did not originally consider to be unusual. He walked outside to investigate, but returned inside when he did not observe anything out…
2Cases cited133 opinions
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- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by21 opinions
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