Melton v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s order denying Antonio Labaron Melton’s motion filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851, holding that Melton 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). Melton was sentenced to death following a jury’s recommendation for death by a vote of eight to four. Melton’s sentence of death became final in 1994. The Supreme Court held that Hurst did not apply retroactively to Melton’s sentence of death and, accordingly, affirmed the denial of Melton’s motion. View "Melton v. State" on Justia Law