Legal Opinion

Michael Gordon Reynolds v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 5, 2018No. SC17-793PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Per curiam

This case is before the Court on appeal by Michael Reynolds from an order denying a motion to vacate sentences of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Because the order concerns postconviction relief from sentences of death, this Court has jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(1), of the Florida Constitution. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the circuit court's denial of relief.

*813FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We detailed the underlying crimes in Reynolds's direct appeal. Reynolds v. State (Reynolds I ), 934 So.2d 1128, 1135-39 (Fla. 2006). For the purposes of…

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2Cases cited80 opinions

  1. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Brandy Bain Jennings v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2022
  2. Reynolds v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
  3. Margaret A. Allen v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2019
  4. Dusty Ray Spencer v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2018
  5. John Loveman Reese v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2019

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