Legal Opinion
Carroll v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 15, 2013No. SC13-738PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Elmer Leon Carroll, a prisoner under sentence of death and under an active death warrant, appeals from an order denying his successive motion to vacate his sentence of death filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the circuit court’s order denying relief.
BACKGROUND
Carroll was convicted of the 1990 first-degree murder and sexual battery of ten-year-old Christine McGowan, which occurred at her home in Apopka, Florida. The jury recommended death by a unanimous vote. In the…
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