Donald James Smith v. State of Florida

Summary

The court affirmed Smith’s convictions and death sentence after rejecting five claims concerning venue, a mistrial request, autopsy photographs, prosecutorial comments, and cumulative error. It held that the venue claim was unpreserved and did not constitute fundamental error, and that the trial court acted within its discretion on the remaining evidentiary and mistrial issues. The court also concluded that the challenged prosecutorial comments did not constitute reversible fundamental error and that no cumulative error warranted relief.