Matthews v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the postconviction court denying Defendant's guilt phase claims in his initial postconviction motion filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851, holding that the postconviction court did not err in denying relief.
Specifically, the Court held that the postconviction court did not err in denying Defendant's (1) claim alleging newly discovered evidence; (2) six claims alleging ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) claim alleging cumulative error where the alleged individual errors were without merit; and (4) claim alleging that he may be incompetent at the time of execution where a death warrant had not been issued in this case.
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