Legal Opinion
Cotto v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 4, 2014No. Nos. 4D13-1131, 4D13-1632PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
In these cases, which we have consolidated for panel and opinion purposes, the defendants, Travis James and Joseph Cot-to, appeal trial court orders denying their motions for postconviction relief.
Background: Travis James
In 1999, James was convicted after jury trial of first degree murder and attempted robbery with a firearm. He was sixteen years old at the time of the offenses on May 14, 1997. Our records from the direct appeal reveal that James confessed to police that he shot at the victim as he ran away following an attempted robbery. James told police that he was aiming for the victim’s…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Rebecca Lee Falcon v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2015
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- Travis James v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- O'Neal v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
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