Supreme Court of Florida
Johnston v. State of Florida, SC03-824
Denial of a motion for postconviction relief in a capital murder case is affirmed over a claim that Florida's capital sentencing scheme is unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002), and a trial court finding that defendant is not mentally retarded is affirmed where competent, substantial evidence supported the finding.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/04/2006
- Published 05/04/2006
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- J. Edwin Mills, Orlando, FL, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, and Kenneth S. Nunnelley, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, FL, for Appellee.