Wednesday, June 9, 1999
David Charles Carpenter vs State of Florida
No. 90,349
Place of Origin
Pinellas County
Facts
On Thanksgiving 1994 the body of Ann Powell was found in the trunk of her burned-out car in a field near the Pinellas County Trail. Carpenter was arrested for the crime, tried, and convicted. The jury recommended capital punishment 7-to-5, and the judge sentenced him to death.