Supreme Court of Florida
Farina v. State of Florida, SC04-1610, SC05-935
Denial of a motion for postconviction relief brought by a prisoner under sentence of death and a petition for habeas relief are affirmed and denied, respectively, over his claims: 1) that another individual's life sentence was newly discovered evidence that warranted a new sentencing phase; 2) that evidentiary hearing testimonies of four witnesses should exculpate him; and 3) that counsel provided ineffective assistance at various points.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/06/2006
- Published 07/06/2006
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- John W. Jennings, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Marie-Louise Samuels Parmer and Mark S. Gruber, Assistant CCR Counsel, Middle Region, Tampa, FL, for Appellant/Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL and Kenneth S. Nunnelley, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, FL, for Appellee/Respondent.