Leon Davis, Jr., Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed Davis’s convictions and death sentences for two first-degree murders and related offenses. It held that limited evidence from the separate insurance-agency crimes was relevant and not unfairly prejudicial, that the dying declaration and eyewitness identifications were properly admitted, and that the evidence supported the convictions and attempted-robbery finding. The Court also concluded that sentencing errors concerning mitigation were harmless, the death sentences were proportionate, and Davis’s constitutional challenge failed because he waived a penalty-phase jury.