Morris v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the postconviction court denying Appellant's initial postconviction motion filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851, holding that Appellant was not entitled to relief on his allegations of error.
Appellant was convicted of two counts of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of escape while being transported. The trial court sentenced Appellant to death. Appellant later filed a postconviction motion raising seven claims. The circuit court granted an evidentiary hearing on most of Appellant's claims and then denied the postconviction motion as to all claims. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the postconviction court did not err in denying Appellant's claims of newly discovered evidence, ineffective assistance of counsel, cumulative error, and a Brady violation.
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