Monday, January 9, 2006
Robert L. Henry v. State of Florida

no. 03-1312 | 04-1285

Broward County

Henry was convicted of the murders of Janet Thermidor and Phyllis Harris, who were fatally beaten and burned in a Deerfield Beach fabric store in November 1987. The jury voted death for both murders, by votes of 9-3 and 8-4, and Henry was condemned. The Supreme Court upheld the convictions and sentences but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned that decision and directed the state Supreme Court to reconsider the case. After doing so, the Florida Supreme Court again upheld the convictions and sentences and Henry filed an appeal in trial court. After a hearing on some of the issues, the judge rejected the appeal and Henry challenges that decision in this appeal. He raises several issues.