Legal Opinion

Raymond Bright v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 2, 2020No. SC17-2244Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC17-2244 ____________ RAYMOND BRIGHT, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. April 2, 2020 PER CURIAM. In 2009, Raymond Bright was convicted of the first-degree murders of Derrick King and Randall Brown and sentenced to death for each murder. This Court affirmed the convictions and sentences on direct appeal. Bright v. State (Bright I),

90 So. 3d 249, 265

(Fla. 2012). In subsequent postconviction proceedings, Bright was granted a new penalty phase proceeding on the basis that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in investigating and…

2Cases cited75 opinions

  1. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. California v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Saffle v. ParksSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  5. Spencer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993

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