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Bigham v. State, No. SC05-245 (Fla. 11/6/2008) (Fla., 2008)

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EDDIE JUNIOR BIGHAM, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.No. SC05-245. Supreme Court of Florida. July 10, 2008. November 6, 2008. An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for St. Lucie County, ? Pfeiffer Trowbridge, Senior Judge ? Case No. 562003CF002566A. Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Jeffrey L. Anderson, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Lisa-Marie Lerner, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Appellee. CORRECTED OPINIONPER CURIAM.This case is before the Court on appeal from a conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we reverse the first-degree murder conviction and vacate the death sentence because we conclude the evidence is insufficient to prove premeditation...continue to full post

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