Legal Opinion

Antonio Lebaron Melton v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 4, 2023No. SC2022-1394Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2022-1394 ____________ ANTONIO LEBARON MELTON, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. May 4, 2023 PER CURIAM. Antonio Lebaron Melton, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the circuit court’s order summarily denying his sixth successive motion for postconviction relief filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We affirm. 1 In 1994, this Court affirmed Melton’s first-degree felony murder and armed robbery convictions for the robbery and murder of George Carter. Melton v. State,

638 So. 2d 927, 928

(Fla. 1994). Melton was 18 years…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Jimenez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  3. Melton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  4. Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
  5. Kevin Don Foster v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2018

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