WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1997
Style: Wainwright v. State, No. 86,022

Facts: Wainwright was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, andsexual battery and was sentenced to death. On appeal, he argues that statements hemade to the police should not have been admitted into evidence because they weremade in the expectancy of negotiating a plea; that DNA evidence should not have beenadmitted into evidence because some of the test results were not disclosed to thedefense until after defense counsel's opening statement; that it was error to conduct ajoint trial of two defendants with two juries; that evidence of crimes and acts other thanthose charged was improperly admitted into evidence; and that the trial court made other
evidentiary, procedural, and sentencing errors.

Issues: (1) Whether the convictions should be reversed.

(2) Whether the death sentence should be reversed.