Baker v. State

Cornelius Baker appeals from a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death. Baker was also convicted of home invasion robbery with a firearm, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment; kidnapping, for which he was also sentenced to life imprisonment; and aggravated fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, for which he was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. The convictions and sentences were based on the January 2007 robbery, kidnapping, and murder of Elizabeth Uptagrafft. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons set…