Byron Bryant

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DC Number:  662131 Name:  BRYANT, BYRON B Race:  BLACK Sex:  MALE Hair Color:  BLACK Eye Color:  BROWN Height:  5'10'' Weight:  194 lbs. Birth Date:  02/20/1967 Initial Receipt Date:  05/06/1993 Current Facility:  FLORIDA STATE PRISON Current Custody:  MAXIMUM Current Release Date:  DEATH SENTENCE

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Aliases:
B-BOP	MICHAEL BRICK
BYRON BRYANT	BYRON B BRYANT
BYRON BERNARD BRYANT

Scars, Marks, and Tattoos:
Type	Location	Description
TATTOO	LEFT CHEST	MRB
TATTOO	RIGHT CHEST	KIM MCCALL
TATTOO	RIGHT LEG	$

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Prison Sentence Length
12/13/1991	ROBB. GUN/DEADLY WPN	12/04/1992	PALM BEACH	9202538	SENTENCED TO LIFE
12/13/1991	AGG ASSLT-INTENT COMMIT FELONY	12/04/1992	PALM BEACH	9202538	30Y 0M 0D
12/16/1991	1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT.	04/28/1993	PALM BEACH	9200791	DEATH SENTENCE
12/16/1991	ROBB. GUN/DEADLY WPN	04/28/1993	PALM BEACH	9200791	SENTENCED TO LIFE

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.

Detainers: (Further information may be obtained by contacting the detaining agency)
Detainer Date	Agency	Type	Date Canceled
06/18/1993	PALM BEACH CO. SO.	DETAIN

Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody	Date Out-of-Custody
05/06/1993	Currently Incarcerated

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Circumstances of Offense:


Byron Bryant was convicted and sentenced to death for the 12/16/91 murder of Leonard Andre.

On the evening of 12/16/91, two unidentified men entered Andre’s Market in Delray Beach. Leonard Andre was in the back of the store preparing the day’s receipts, while his wife tended to the front of the store. As the men entered the store, one headed to the back in an apparent search for the restroom, while the other man remained out front. The man in the front of the store, at gunpoint, demanded money from Mrs. Andre. As she gave him the money, she heard the sound several gunshots radiate from the back of the store. After the two men fled, Mrs. Andre ran to the back of the store where she found her husband lying in a pool of blood. He had been shot three times at close range.

Neither Mrs. Andre nor her brother, who witnessed the incident from across the street, could give a detailed description of the assailants or identify Bryant out of a photo lineup. There was no physical evidence linking him to the robbery or murder. Bryant’s involvement was only suspected after several of his acquaintances tipped off police.

Upon arrest, Bryant confessed to murdering Andre during the attempted robbery. During his trial, however, Bryant denied any involvement and insisted that his previous statement was the product of police coercion.