Michael Duane Zack, III v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2023-1233 ____________ MICHAEL DUANE ZACK, III, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. September 21, 2023 FRANCIS, J. Michael Duane Zack, III, murdered two women in 1996 over the course of a nine-day crime spree. On August 17, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Zack’s death warrant for the murder of Ravonne Smith, scheduling Zack’s execution for October 3, 2023. Zack sought relief, filing his fourth successive postconviction motion in the circuit court raising two claims: (1) that his execution should be barred under the Eighth Amendment because…