Opinion ID: 1841380
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Heading: Failure to Specify Aggravating Circumstances in the Indictment

Text: Grim argues that the State violated his constitutional rights under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and article I, section 15 of the Florida Constitution by failing to specify in the indictment which aggravating circumstances it would rely on in seeking the death penalty. We rejected a similar argument in Winkles v. State, 894 So.2d 842 (Fla.2005): As we have said before, [t]he aggravating factors to be considered in determining the propriety of a death sentence are limited to those set out in [the statute]. Therefore, there is no reason to require the State to notify defendants of the aggravating factors that it intends to prove. Id. at 846 (quoting Vining v. State, 637 So.2d 921, 927 (Fla.1994)). Grim's claim is likewise without merit.