Douglas v. State; Douglas v.Tucker, etc.
Annotate this CaseDefendant, who was 25-years-old at the time of the crime, was convicted of the 1999 sexual battery and first-degree murder of an 18-year-old and sentenced to death. On direct appeal, the court affirmed the convictions and sentences. Defendant subsequently appealed the denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 and simultaneously petitioned the court for a writ of habeas corpus. The court agreed with defendant that trial counsel's performance in preparation for the penalty phase was deficient but, nevertheless, affirmed the postconviction court's denial of relief because the court concluded that defendant did not demonstrate prejudice.
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