WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1998
Michael Mordenti
vs State of Florida
No. 89,959

Place of Origin
Hillsborough County

Facts
Mordenti was sentenced to death for slaying Thelma Royston in Hillsborough County as part of a contract murder allegedly arranged by Royston's husband. The husband committed suicide shortly after his arrest. The sentence was affirmed on appeal. He now challenges the validity of the sentence.