Thursday, January 7, 1999
Joe Elton Nixon vs State of Florida
Nos. 92,006 and 93,192
Place of Origin
Leon County
Facts
Nixon was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murder of Jeanne Bickner, whose charred body was found tied to a tree in a wooded area of Leon County on Aug. 13, 1984. His sentence was upheld on appeal. He now challenges the validity of his sentence.