Miller v. Jones

The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s order denying David Miller, Jr.’s motion filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851, holding that Miller was not entitled to relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016), and this court’s decision on remand in Hurst v. State (Hurst), 202 So. 3d 40 (Fla. 2016). Miller was sentenced to death following a jury’s recommendation for death by a vote of seven to five. Miller’s sentence of death became final in 2001. The Supreme Court held that Hurst did not apply retroactively to Miller’s sentence of death and, accordingly, affirmed the denial of Miller’s motion. View "Miller v. Jones" on Justia Law