WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1998
Paul William Scott vs State of Florida

No. 88,551

Place of Origin
Palm Beach County

Facts
In December 1978, flower shop owner James Alessi was found bound and gagged in house home, bludgeoned to death. Scott and another man named Kondian were arrested in connection with the murder. Kondian escaped a capital trial by entering into a plea agreement, and Scott was convicted and sentenced to death. The sentence was affirmed on appeal. Scott now challenges the validity of his death sentence.