Rodriguez v. State

Manuel Antonio Rodriguez appeals the circuit court’s order denying his motion to vacate his convictions of first-degree murder and sentences of death and also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. Y, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. Rodriguez raised a significant number of claims in his postconviction motion, and the circuit court held two separate evidentiary hearings on the claims requiring evidentiary development. This Court, having reviewed the record in the original trial and on postconviction and having held two separate oral arguments, has…