Supreme Court of Florida

An order denying a motion for postconviction relief is affirmed and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied in a death penalty case over claims of error regarding: 1) ineffective assistance of counsel, 2) the absence of an evidentiary hearing on Brady/Giglio claims; 3) mental competence; 4) the adequacy of a mental health evaluation; 5) racial discrimination; 6) prior violent felony aggravator; 7) Apprendi/Ring claims; and 8) mental retardation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2006
• Published 04/20/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric M. Freedman, New York, NY, for Appellant/Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Curtis M. French, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee/Respondent.