Legal Opinion

William Earl Sweet v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 27, 2020No. SC19-195Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-195 ____________ WILLIAM EARL SWEET, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. February 27, 2020 PER CURIAM. William Earl Sweet challenges an order summarily denying his eighth successive motion to vacate the judgment of conviction and sentence of death, filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Sweet also challenges an order denying his motion to compel production of public records. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In the opinion on direct appeal, we summarized the facts of the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Smith v. CainSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Turner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  5. Tompkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008

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