Supreme Court of Florida

In a first-degree murder case in which defendant was sentenced to death, denial of postconviction relief is affirmed over claims of: 1) ineffective assistance of counsel during both the guilt and penalty phases; 2) a juror's failure to disclose that he had been the victim of a violent crime; 3) Vienna convention violations arising from defendant's arrest in the Bahamas; 4) Brady and Giglio violations; and 5) the denial of a request to amend the postconviction motion by adding four new claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/09/2008
• Published 10/09/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roy D. Wasson of Wasson and Associates, Miami, FL, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, and Sandra S. Jaggard, Assistant Attorney General, Miami, FL, for Appellee.