Jones v. State

December 13, 2018 by Justia

The Supreme Court affirmed the postconviction court’s order denying Appellant’s motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851, holding that Appellant was not entitled to relief.Appellant was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death following the jury’s recommendation for death for both murders by a vote of ten to two. The sentences of death became final in 1993. In his postconviction motion, Appellant sought 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). The Supreme Court affirmed the denial of relief, holding that Hurst did not apply retroactively to Appellant’s sentences of death. View "Jones v. State" on Justia Law