Carroll v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of first-degree murder and sexual battery and sentenced to death. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions and death sentence on direct appeal. Defendant subsequently filed a several post-conviction motions, which were ultimately unsuccessful. After the governor set a date for Defendant's execution, Defendant filed a successive postconviction motion, raising four claims. The circuit court summarily denied relief on all claims. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant's claim that his mental illness should exempt him from execution was untimely and procedurally barred; (2) Defendant's claim that the death warrant selection process was arbitrary, thus rendering the death penalty unconstitutional, was without merit; (3) Defendant's claim that the clemency process he received was conducted in an arbitrary and capricious manner was without merit; and (4) Defendant's claim that adding execution to the "inordinate length of time" he spent on death row would constitute cruel and unusual punishment was without merit.
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