Legal Opinion

& SC15-1233 Richard Knight v. State of Florida & Richard Knight v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 31, 2017No. SC14-1775; SC15-1233Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ______________ No. SC14-1775 ______________ RICHARD KNIGHT, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ______________ No. SC15-1233 ______________ RICHARD KNIGHT, Petitioner, vs. JULIE L. JONES, etc., Respondent. [January 31, 2017] PER CURIAM. Richard Knight appeals an order of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court in and for Broward County denying his motion to vacate his sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Knight also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. For the reasons…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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