Barwick v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the orders of the circuit court summarily denying Appellant's second successive motion for postconviction relief filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851, denying his motion for a stay of execution, and sustaining objections to his public records requirements made under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.852, holding that there was no error.
After a retrial, a jury found Appellant guilty of first-degree murder, armed burglary, attempted sexual battery, and armed robbery and unanimously recommended a sentence of death. The trial court imposed the death sentence. On April 3, 2023 Governor Ron DeSantis signed Appellant's death warrant. Appellant filed a second successive motion for postconviction relief, alleging three claims. The circuit court summarily denied the motion. The Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Defendant's postconviction motion, as well as the circuit court's orders sustaining Appellant's objections to public records requests and denying a stay of execution, holding that Appellant was not entitled to relief.
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