Blake v. State
Annotate this CaseIn 2005, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted armed robbery, and grand theft of a motor vehicle. The trial court sentenced Defendant to death for the murder conviction. The Supreme Court affirmed on appeal. In 2009, Defendant filed a second amended motion for postconviction relief, alleging several claims. The postconviction court denied Defendant’s motion to the extent it requested a new guilt phase but granted the motion to the extent that it requested a new penalty phase. Defendant appealed and, in addition, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, asserting four claims. The Supreme Court affirmed the postconviction court’s order that denied Defendant’s request for a new guilt phase trial and denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding (1) the postconviction court did not err in its rulings; and (2) Defendant was not entitled to relief on his habeas corpus claims.
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