Thursday, January 7, 1999
Jerry Layne Rogers vs State of Florida

No. 91,044

Place of Origin
St. Johns County

Facts
Rogers was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the January 1982 murder of David Eugene Smith during the robbery of an Orlando Winn-Dixie store. He had acted as his own counsel. His sentence was affirmed on appeal. He now challenges the validity of both his conviction and death sentence.