DOWNS v. STATE

No. 64184.

453 So.2d 1102 (1984)

Ernest Charles DOWNS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth L. White of the Law Offices of William J. Sheppard, Jacksonville, and Maurice N. Nessen, Michael H. Barr and Leslie Nicholson of Kramer, Levin, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, New York City, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Raymond I. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


ALDERMAN, Chief Justice.

Ernest Downs appeals the order of the trial court denying his motions to vacate his convictions and sentences. We affirm the order of the trial court and, among other things, hold that Downs was not denied effective assistance of counsel at either the guilt or penalty phase of his trial.

Downs had been approached by Barfield with an offer of five thousand dollars to kill Harris. He accepted the offer and, with the assistance of Johnson...

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