Legal Opinion
Pardo v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 4, 2012No. SC12-2350PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Per curiam
Manuel Pardo, a prisoner under sentence and active warrant of death, appeals the circuit court’s order summarily denying his successive motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the denial of postconviction relief.
BACKGROUND
Pardo was indicted for nine counts of first-degree murder based on five separate killing episodes that took place from January to April 1986. At his trial, Pardo, a former police officer, testified against the advice of…
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