The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man who shot and killed an Orlando police officer in 2017.
Justices turned down a collection of arguments elevated by Markeith Loyd, who shot Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton right after Loyd was noticed in a Walmart retail outlet whilst experiencing an arrest warrant in the murder of Sade Dixon, who had been expecting with his child. The Supreme Court, in aspect, claimed it identified “enough evidence” to support the very first-degree murder conviction.
“3 eyewitnesses testified at demo about the Walmart capturing,” the court’s 38-web site main opinion reported. “One particular witness noticed Loyd shoot Lieutenant Clayton as he stood more than her body on the ground. And a further eyewitness testified that Loyd fired the initial shot, that far more pictures have been exchanged, and that ultimately Lieutenant Clayton fell to the ground whilst Loyd ongoing to shoot her. The jury also observed several of Loyd’s Fb posts expressing his shrill animus in the direction of regulation enforcement, which the point out utilised to assistance its premeditation argument.”
The most important opinion was shared by Chief Justice Carlos Muniz and Justices Charles Canady, John Couriel and Renatha Francis. Justice Jorge Labarga agreed with the consequence, crafting a shorter concurring opinion. Justice Jamie Grosshans, a previous Orange County circuit judge, was recused from the circumstance, whilst Justice Meredith Sasso, who was appointed to the court docket in May perhaps, did not choose aspect.
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