Supreme Court of Florida
Tompkins v. State of Florida, SC06-277
In a death penalty case, an order denying prisoner's second successive motion for postconviction relief is affirmed where the circuit court did not err in summarily denying a claim that new information that impeaches a portion of an important witness's trial testimony required reversal of the conviction and sentence of death.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/10/2007
- Published 05/10/2007
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Neal Dupree, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Martin J. McClain of Backhus and Izakowitz, P.A., Special Assistant CCRC-South, Wilton Manors, FL, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, and Robert J. Landry, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, FL, for Respondent.