Opinion ID: 1944931
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Heading: The Sentencing Order and Mental Retardation Determination

Text: The trial court issued a single order addressing mental retardation and sentencing. As to mental retardation, the court concluded that Rodgers is not mentally retarded under section 921.137, Florida Statutes (2003). With regard to sentencing, the order reported that the jury unanimously found the prior violent felony conviction aggravator and recommended death in an eight-to-four vote. The court found the prior violent felony conviction was established and afforded it extremely great weight. As to mitigation, the court found one statutory mitigatorany other factor in the defendant's background and nonstatutory mitigation. [2] The court concluded that the single aggravating factor outweighed the mitigating circumstances and sentenced Rodgers to death.