Legal Opinion
Taylor v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 30, 2013No. Nos. SC11-154, SC11-2053PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
John Calvin Taylor, II, appeals an order of the circuit court denying his motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 and petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, *543§ 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the postconviction court’s denial of relief and deny Taylor’s habeas petition.
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John Calvin Taylor, II, was convicted of the first-degree murder of Shannon Hol-zer and robbery with a deadly weapon. The jury recommended a sentence of…
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