ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday morning issued an opinion, affirming Markeith Loyd’s convictions and death sentence.
A judge had previously sentenced Loyd to death for the 2017 murder of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton , but Loyd appealed his convictions and sentence.
In all, Loyd was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, carjacking with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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“We affirm all convictions and his death sentence,” the Court said Thursday.
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