Robinson v. State of Florida
Annotate this CaseDefendant was sentenced to death for a drug-related 1988 murder. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the circuit court's denial of post-conviction relief based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase. Counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to investigate, develop, and present available mitigating evidence that would have legally precluded the trial court from overriding the jury's life recommendation. The evidence in question concerned the abuse defendant endured at the hands of his father and the extremely negative influence his father had on his life and that from a young age he witnessed violent acts being committed against his mother and others, including witnessing others being killed.
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