CASTRO v. STATE

No. 71982.

547 So.2d 111 (1989)

Edward CASTRO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 1, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Michael S. Becker, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Carolyn N. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Edward Castro appeals his convictions of first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon. He also appeals the sentence of death and the five-and-one-half-year sentence imposed for the robbery. Our jurisdiction is mandatory.1 We affirm the convictions but remand for a new sentencing hearing before a jury.

Castro lived in a small efficiency located in the rear of an Ocala apartment house. On January 10, 1987, he...

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