Wyatt v. State; Wyatt v. Tucker, etc.
Annotate this CaseDefendant, a prisoner under sentence of death, appealed the denial of his amended and supplemental motions for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Defendant raised the following claims on appeal: (1) the postconviction court erred in denying his claims pertaining to comparative bullet lead analysis (CBLA) and certain testimony; (2) trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase; (3) trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to the introduction of gruesome photographs; (4) defendant's rights were violated when he was improperly shackled during his trial; (5) Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852 was unconstitutional; (6) the penalty-phase jury instructions were unconstitutional; and (7) Florida's death penalty statute was unconstitutional. The court summarily denied claims 3, 4, and 6 as insufficiently pled. The court also denied without discussion of defendant's challenge pertaining to rule 3.852, based on the reasoning the court employed in ruling on his claim in defendant's postconviction appeal relating to the Domino's Pizza murders. The court further denied claim 7, challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty, based on the court's well-established precedent. Defendant had not made any additional allegations that would call into question the State's current methods of execution. Accordingly, the court affirmed the postconviction court's denial of relief and also denied defendant's habeas petition.
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