Duckett v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed the postconviction court’s denial of relief to Appellant, a prisoner under sentence of death. At issue on appeal was the circuit court’s order summarily denying Appellant’s second successive motion for postconviction relief filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851. The Supreme Court held that the postconviction court did not err in summarily denying (1) Appellant’s newly discovered evidence claim regarding certain trial testimony; (2) Appellant’s Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), claim; (3) Appellant’s Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972), claim; and (4) Appellant’s cumulative error claim. View "Duckett v. State" on Justia Law