Supreme Court of Florida

In a death penalty murder case, orders denying a motion for postconviction relief and concluding that defendant is not mentally retarded are affirmed, and his petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied over claims of error regarding: 1) mental retardation; 2) the proportionality of the sentence; 3) ineffective assistance of counsel; 4) Apprendi and Ring; and 5) incompetency.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/25/2006
• Published 05/25/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John W. Jennings, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Peter J. Cannon and Carol C. Rodriguez, Assistant CCR Counsels, Middle Region, Tampa, FL, for Appellant/Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL and Robert J. Landry, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, FL, for Appellee/Respondent.