Supreme Court of Florida

In a capital murder case, denial of postconviction relief is affirmed and habeas relief denied over claims of error regarding: 1) denial of requests for public records; 2) ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel; 3) undisclosed Brady evidence; 4) the constitutionality of rules barring the defense from interviewing jurors for possible misconduct; 5) the constitutionality of Florida's death sentencing statute; 6) the prohibitions against executing juveniles and the mentally retarded; and 7) cumulative error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/28/2008
• Published 08/28/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Neal A. Dupree, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Suzanne Myers Keffer, and Christina L. Spudeas, Assistant CCR Counsel, Southern Region, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Appellant/Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, and Leslie T. Campbell, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, FL, for Appellee/Respondent.