Legal Opinion
Bolin v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 1, 2010No. SC08-1963PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Per curiam
This case is before the Court on appeal from an order denying a motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Because the order concerns postconviction relief from a capital conviction for which a sentence of death was imposed, this Court has jurisdiction of the appeal under article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.
FACTS
Teri Lynn Matthews’ 1 body was discovered on December 5,1986, near the side of a road in rural Pasco County. Bolin v. State, 869 So.2d 1196, 1198 (Fla.2004). Her wet body was…
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