Joel Dale Wright v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-2123 ____________ JOEL DALE WRIGHT, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. January 7, 2021 PER CURIAM. Joel Dale Wright appeals an order of the circuit court denying his successive postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. BACKGROUND In 1983, Wright was convicted of first-degree murder, sexual battery, burglary of a dwelling, and second-degree grand theft. He was sentenced to death. Wright v. State,

473 So. 2d 1277

(Fla. 1985). His death sentence…