from Westlaw with permission of Thomson Reuters. If you wish to check “Reprinted the currency of this case by using KeyCite on Westlaw, you may do so by visiting www.westlaw.com.” 151 So.3d 1154, 39 Fla. L. Weekly S551 Briefs and Other Related Documents Judges, Attorneys and Experts Supreme Court of Florida. Billy Jim SHEPPARD, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. SC12–890. Sept. 4, 2014. Rehearing Denied Nov. 25, 2014. Background: Defendant was convicted in the Circuit Court, Duval County, John Bradford Stetson, Jr., J., of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He appealed. Holdings: The Supreme Court held that: admission of defendant's videotaped statement did not amount to fundamental codefendant's out-of-court statement was not hearsay; testimony regarding codefendant's statement was not prohibited as confession or as incriminating; admission of eyewitness testimony regarding her fear of shooter did not constitute fundamental error; alternative juror's alleged statement to other juror did not amount to juror misconduct; trial sentence was proportionate to conviction; and evidence was sufficient to support conviction. Affirmed. Pariente, J., filed separate opinion concurring in result. Lewis, J., concurred in result. West Headnotes [1] KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote 110 Criminal Law 110XXXI Counsel 110XXXI(F) Arguments and Statements by Counsel
“Reprinted from Westlaw with permission of Thomson Reuters. If you wish to check the currency of this case by using KeyCite on Westlaw, you may do so by visiting www.westlaw.com.” 151 So.3d 1154, 39 Fla. L. Weekly S551 Briefs and Other Related Documents Judges, Attorneys and Experts Supreme Court of Florida. Billy Jim SHEPPARD, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. SC12–890. Sept. 4, 2014. Rehearing Denied Nov. 25, 2014. Background: Defendant was convicted in the Circuit Court, Duval County, John Bradford Stetson, Jr., J., of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He appealed. Holdings: The Supreme Court held that: admission of defendant's videotaped statement did not amount to fundamental codefendant's out-of-court statement was not hearsay; testimony regarding codefendant's statement was not prohibited as confession or as incriminating; admission of eyewitness testimony regarding her fear of shooter did not constitute fundamental error; alternative juror's alleged statement to other juror did not amount to juror misconduct; sentence was proportionate to conviction; and evidence was sufficient to support conviction. Affirmed. Pariente, J., filed separate opinion concurring in result. Lewis, J., concurred in result. West Headnotes [1] KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote 110 Criminal Law 110XXXI Counsel 110XXXI(F) Arguments and Statements by Counsel trial
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