Legal Opinion
Chavez v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 25, 2009No. SC07-952, SC08-970PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
Juan Carlos Chavez appeals the denial of his motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 8.851. He also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. Pursuant to our mandatory jurisdiction to review final orders arising from capital proceedings, we affirm the circuit court’s order and deny the habeas petition. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const.
PROCEEDINGS TO DATE
In 1998, Chavez was convicted of the first-degree murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery of Samuel James (“Jimmy”) Ryce. Chavez confessed…
2Cases cited68 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Jennings v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
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