James Herard v. State of Florida

Summary

The court affirmed all convictions and the death sentence, rejecting challenges to jury-venire dismissal, admission of statements and physical evidence, exclusion of false-confession expert testimony, capital sentencing procedures, and the sufficiency of the murder evidence. It held that Herard reinitiated communication after invoking counsel and validly waived his rights, that later statements were either voluntary or noninterrogational, and that the sentencing and evidentiary rulings did not constitute reversible error.