Donald H. Davidson Jr. v. State of Florida

Summary

The court affirmed Davidson’s first-degree murder conviction and death sentence. It held that the trial court correctly applied the standards governing aggravating circumstances and mitigation, properly rejected the substantial-impairment mitigator, did not abuse its discretion in assigning weight to mitigating evidence, and applied a valid prior-violent-felony aggravator. The court also concluded that Davidson’s guilty plea was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary.