Ellerbee, Jr. v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for first degree murder and his death sentence. In his direct appeal, defendant raised twelve issues challenging the effectiveness of his trial counsel and various rulings and conclusions made by the trial court at both the guilt and sentencing phases, including an issue regarding the proportionality of the death sentence. Defendant also challenged the constitutionality of Florida's capital sentencing scheme. After reviewing the issues brought on appeal and conducting the court's own independent review of the sufficiency of the evidence, the court affirmed defendant's convictions for first degree murder, burglary with a battery while armed with a firearm, animal cruelty, grant theft of a motor vehicle, and grant theft of a firearm and the sentences imposed for these offenses.
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