Derrick v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s order denying Samuel Jason Derrick’s motion filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851, holding that Derrick 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). Derrick was sentenced to death following a jury’s recommendation for death by a vote of seven to five. Derrick’s sentence of death became final in 1995. The Supreme Court held that Hurst did not apply retroactively to Derrick’s sentence of death and, accordingly, affirmed the denial of Derrick’s motion. View "Derrick v. State" on Justia Law