Louis B. Gaskin v. State of Florida

This case is before the Court on appeal from an order denying appellant Louis B. Gaskin’s motion to vacate a judgment for two convictions of first-degree murder and two sentences of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Because the order concerns posteonviction relief from two capital convictions for which two sentences of death were imposed, this Court has jurisdiction of the appeal under article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution. For the following reasons, we affirm Gas-kin’s convictions and sentences.

The facts of this case were presented in this Court’s opinion on…