Supreme Court of Florida
Filed: Sep. 11, 2014
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC13-4 _ JOSEPH P. SMITH, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. [September 11, 2014] PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court on appeal from an order denying a motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, ยง 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. FACTS A jury convicted Joseph Peter Smith of the kidnapping, capital sexual battery, and first-degree murder of an eleven-year-old girl. Smith v. State, 28 So. 3..