Legal Opinion
Dessaure v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided October 7, 2010No. SC09-393, SC09-1551PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Kenneth Dessaure appeals an order of the trial court denying his motion to vacate his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. He also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. 1 For the reasons explained below, we affirm the trial court’s order denying post-conviction relief. We also deny the habeas petition.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Dessaure was charged with the 1999 murder of Cindy Riedweg. Dessaure v. State, 891 So.2d 455, 457 (Fla.2004). The jury found Dessaure guilty of first-degree murder. 2 And the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Spencer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- Pope v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Hunter v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Reynolds v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
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- Haraden v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
- WILLIAM SALLEE v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
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