Thursday, June 10, 1999
Robert Patton vs State of Florida

No. 89,669

Place of Origin
Dade County

Facts
Patton was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the Sept. 2, 1981, murder of Miami police officer Nathaniel Broom. The Supreme Court sent the case back for resentencing due to errors in the penalty phase. The jury recommended the death penalty 11-to-1, and the trial judge again sentenced him to die. The sentence was affirmed on appeal. Patton now challenges the validity of the sentence.