Reynolds v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the trial court summarily denying Appellant's successive motion for DNA testing filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.853, holding that that the trial court did not err in summarily denying Appellant's successive motion for DNA testing.
Appellant was found guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder and sentenced to death for each first-degree murder conviction. This case arose after Appellant filed a second motion requesting DNA testing. The trial court summarily denied the successive motion as procedurally barred and insufficiently pled. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant's request for DNA testing was procedurally barred; and (2) even if Appellant's claim were not procedurally barred his motion still would not support relief.
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