Supreme Court of Florida

Denial of postconviction relief for conviction for murder and trial court's finding that criminal appellant is not mentally retarded are affirmed where there was competent, substantial evidence to support the trial court's determination that appellant did not meet the criteria for mental retardation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/22/2009
• Published 01/22/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric S. O'Connor of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, LLP, Eric M. Freedman, New York, NY, and Armando Garcia of Garcia and Seliger, Quincy, FL, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee.