Rivera v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed the postconviction court’s denial of Appellant’s successive motion for postconviction relief from a sentence of death, holding that any error in the proceedings below was harmless.Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. After unsuccessfully filing his successive motion to vacate a sentence of death under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851 Appellant filed this appeal. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) it was reasonable for the postconviction court to deny Appellant’s motion to exceed page limit; (2) the postconviction court did not violate Appellant’s due process rights by failing to hold a case management conference, pursuant to Huff v. State, 622 So. 2d 982 (Fla. 1993), before ruling on his second successive motion for postconviction relief; and (3) Appellant’s remaining claims were meritless. View "Rivera v. State" on Justia Law