Chavez v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of the first-degree murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery of a nine-year-old and sentenced to death. After the Governor signed the warrant in this case Appellant filed numerous public records requests, a second successive motion for postconviction relief, and a request for a stay of execution. The circuit court denied Appellant's public records requests, his postconviction petition, and his request for a stay of execution. The Supreme Court affirmed in all respects, holding that the circuit court did not err in its rulings.
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