FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 13, 2006

State Attorney Steve Meadows announces the sentencing, in Bay County Circuit Court, of Daryl Black, to two, consecutive, life terms, for the murder and robbery of Woodrow Cherry.

Black, 18, of Port St. Joe, was convicted by a Bay County jury of First Degree Murder and Robbery with a Firearm on December 1st. Woodrow Cherry was found shot to death, on April 16, 2006, in a vehicle, near the intersection of Highway 22 and Berthe, in Callaway.

Eric A. Baker, who was convicted of Accessory After the Fact to Second Degree Murder for providing transportation for Black, testified in Black’s trial and was sentenced to eight years prison, followed by seven years probation, on December 12.

Circuit Judge Dedee S. Costello sentenced Black to life, without the possibility of parole, on the murder count. Applying Florida’s 10-20-life provisions for violent crimes committed with firearms, Costello sentenced Black to life, to be served consecutively, on the robbery count. The effect of the sentence is that Black will spend the rest of his life in prison.