Legal Opinion

Leon Davis, Jr. v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided November 10, 2016No. SC13-1PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Per curiam

This case is before the Court on appeal from two judgments of conviction of first-degree murder and two sentences of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Leon Davis, Jr. (Davis), was convicted in Polk County of the murders of Yvonne Bustamante and Juanita Luciano. Davis now pursues the direct appeal of his convictions and sentences which are subject to automatic review by this Court. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the trial court’s judgments of conviction and sentences of death. We first set forth the facts of this case and we then address Davis’s claims…

2Cases cited61 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Clyde Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892

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3Cited by79 opinions

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  2. & SC16-224 Enoch D. Hall v. State of Florida & Enoch D. Hall v. Julie L. Jones, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2017
  3. Randy W. Tundidor v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2017
  4. Reynolds v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
  5. Michael Gordon Reynolds v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2018

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