Facts of the Crime:
In December 1990, Brandon Snider, while visiting his relatives in Indiana, vandalized the bedroom of a former girlfriend, Toni Acker. On January 10, 1991, Patrick Hannon, Ron Richardson, and Jim Acker (Toni Acker’s brother) went to the apartment of Brandon Snider and roommate Robert Carter. When Snider came to the door, Jim Acker stabbed Snider multiple times and Hannon cut Snider’s throat. When Robert Carter came downstairs to investigate, he witnessed the murder and fled upstairs, hiding under his bed. Hannon and Acker followed Carter upstairs and Hannon shot Carter six times.
Hannon was sentenced to death in Hillsborough County on August 5, 1991.
Co-defendant information:
Ron Richardson pled guilty to being an accessory after the fact and testified against Hannon.
Jim Acker, in a separate proceeding, was convicted and sentenced to two life sentences.
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