Mesac Damas v. State of Florida &Mesac Damas v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2023-1476 ____________ MESAC DAMAS, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ____________ No. SC2024-0565 ____________ MESAC DAMAS, Petitioner, vs. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. October 1, 2025 CORRECTED OPINION COURIEL, J. Mesac Damas, whose convictions and sentences of death we upheld in 2018, appeals an order of the circuit court denying his initial motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Damas raises three issues that he contends require reversal. Damas also petitions the Court for a…