Hayward v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed burglary of a conveyance, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Appellant was sentenced to death. The conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Defendant later filed a motion under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851 to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. After an evidentiary hearing on certain of the claims raised in the motion, the circuit court denied postconviction relief. Appellant filed a notice of appeal and then filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, contending that his appellate counsel had provided ineffective assistance. The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying postconviction relief and denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that none of Appellant’s claims warranted relief.
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