Mansfield v. Florida
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. On appeal, defendant challenged an order denying his motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. The court affirmed the circuit court's denial of defendant's motion for postconviction relief, finding that a witness for the prosecution did not recant his trial testimony and that further impeachment of the witness with his inconsistent statement would not have produced an acquittal or lesser sentence at retrial.
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