Michael A. Gordon v. State of Florida

Summary

The court affirmed Gordon’s two murder convictions and death sentences. It held that Gordon failed to preserve his challenge to the State’s peremptory strike because he did not specifically argue that the stated reasons were pretextual or preserve a comparative juror analysis. The court also held that competent, substantial evidence supported the attempted-murder convictions because the jury could infer that Gordon formed the requisite intent before driving through the garage door toward pursuing officers.