Pietri v. State

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