Boyd v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the postconviction court summarily denying Appellant's second successive motion to vacate his judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death, holding that the postconviction court did not err.
On appeal, Appellant argued that the postconviction court's failure to hold a case management hearing pursuant to Huff v. State, 622 So. 2d 982 (Fla. 1993), was erroneous and that the court erred in denying relief without holding an evidentiary hearing. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant's claim of juror misconduct was not procedurally barred; and (2) summary denial was proper because Appellant's allegations of juror dishonesty and actual bias were legally insufficient to state a claim.
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