Jones v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s order denying Appellant’s fourth successive motion for postconviction relief filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851 and denied relief based on Hurst v. Florida, 577 U.S. __ (2016), holding (1) the circuit court correctly found that Appellant was not eligible for the death penalty due to his alleged intellectual disability in light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Hall v. Florida, 572 U.S. __ (2014), because Appellant did not qualify as intellectually disabled under Florida law; and (2) because Appellant’s convictions and sentences became final in 1995 he was not entitled to relief under Hurst. View "Jones v. State" on Justia Law