Duckett v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant murdered an eleven-year-old girl while on duty as a police officer. After a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of sexual battery and first-degree murder. The trial court sentenced Appellant to death after finding two aggravating factors. The Supreme Court affirmed Appellant’s convictions and sentences on appeal. This appeal concerned the circuit court’s order summarily denying Appellant’s successive motion for postconviction relief in which Appellant claimed, among other things, that newly discovered evidence demonstrated that an FBI analyst’s testimony at trial regarding hair evidence was erroneous. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) because Appellant’s successive motion constituted relitigation of the same hair-analysis issues that Appellant previously raised, without success, he was not entitled to any relief; and (2) the postconviction court did not err in denying relief on Appellant’s remaining claims.
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