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.