Legal Opinion
In Re Rules Govern. Capital Postconviction
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 7, 2000No. SC00-242PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
763 So.2d 273 (2000)
In re RULES GOVERNING CAPITAL POSTCONVICTION ACTIONS.
No. SC00-242.
Supreme Court of Florida.
February 7, 2000.
Rehearing Denied April 14, 2000.
ORDER
The Death Penalty Reform Act of 2000 (the Act)[1] establishes new procedures governing actions for capital postconviction relief. See Ch.2000-3, §§ 8 & 9, at 21-25, Laws of Fla. (creating §§ 924.058 & .059, Fla. Stat.). In so doing, the Act repeals Rules 3.851 and 3.852 in their entirety, as well as Rule 3.850 to the extent it is inconsistent with the Act, see id. at section 10, at 25, and provides that the statutory procedures…
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