The State convicted Randall of murdering two women. Hair from Randall’s dog was found on the victims, as well as pink carpet fiber from his home. A cigarette found on one of the victims was the same kind of cigarettes found in Randall’s home. Randall appealed on several grounds. His case was reversed and remanded, but not on the admissibility of any of this evidence. The court ordered that he be convicted of second-degree murder not first-degree, because it was not clear that he had a premeditated motive to kill his victims.

Decided April 20, 2000.

Distinguished by Smithers v. State, 826 So. 2d 916 (Fla. 2002) and Perez-Ortiz v. State, 954 So. 2d 1256 (Fla. Ct. App. 2007) on the issue of premeditation, not the admissibility of evidence.