Ronald Clark was sentenced to death by the State of Florida for the robbery and murder of Ronald Willis
According to court documents Ronald Clark was picked up hitchhiking by Ronald Willis. Shortly after Ronald Willis was forced out of the vehicle and shot multiple times
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Ronald Clark Case
On October 29, 1989, twenty-one-year-old Ronald Clark traveled to Jacksonville to meet a friend, David Hatch, who was working on a fishing boat docked in Trout River. While visiting with Hatch, Clark was introduced to another employee on the boat, Charles Carter, the victim in this case. Clark had previously tried to obtain a job on the boat, but was unsuccessful.
After drinking for a while on the boat and at a nearby lounge, Clark and Hatch drove to Nassau County, bought more beer, and continued drinking and riding around. Another of Clark’s friends, Brian Corbett, joined the two men after their car got stuck on a dirt road, and the three returned to the fishing boat in Jacksonville and drank more beer. Carter then joined the group, and they drove back to Nassau County, stopping again to purchase beer.
After driving around for a while, Clark stopped the car on a dirt road and stated that he needed to relieve himself. Everyone got out of the car. Clark exited the car with a sawed-off single-shot shotgun, pushed Hatch out of the way, and shot Carter in the chest from a distance of about ten feet. Immediately thereafter, Clark reloaded the gun, approached Carter, and fired the fatal shot into Carter’s mouth from a distance of two or three feet. Clark then dragged the body to a ditch after removing Carter’s wallet, money, and boots. The next day, Clark went to the fishing boat to claim Carter’s job.
Clark was convicted of first-degree murder, and the jury recommended a death sentence by a vote of ten to two. The trial court followed the jury’s recommendation, finding four aggravating circumstances and no mitigating circumstances.
https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1992/77156-0.html
