Wayne C. Doty, Appellant v. State of Florida

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed Wayne C. Doty’s first‑degree murder conviction and death sentence, finding his guilty plea was knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily entered, rejecting challenges to the HAC aggravator instruction, the admission of future‑dangerousness testimony, the medical examiner’s Golden Rule comments, and the Ring v. Arizona claim, and concluding the death sentence was proportionate.