Margaret A. Allen v. State of Florida

Summary

The court affirmed Allen’s convictions for kidnapping and first-degree felony murder and upheld her life and death sentences. It held that the trial court properly excluded the alleged confession as unreliable hearsay, the evidence was sufficient to establish kidnapping and felony murder, and the sentencing court properly evaluated the aggravating and mitigating circumstances. Although the prosecutor improperly elicited limited testimony concerning future dangerousness, the issue was unpreserved and did not constitute fundamental error.