Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.851, 3.852 & 3.993
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtHarding, C.J.
We have before us amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 proposed by the Supreme Court Committee on Postconviction Relief in Capital Cases. We have jurisdiction. See Art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below and in our opinion in Allen v. But-terworth, 756 So.2d 52 (Fla.2000), which we also issue today, we propose amendments to rule 3.851, as well as amendments to rule 3.852, rule 3.993, and the Rules of Judicial Administration, which we believe address this Court’s concerns as well as effectuate the Legislature’s intent as expressed in the Death Penalty…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Gaskin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- State v. KokalSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Allen v. ButterworthSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Schoenwetter v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
- State v. MaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Allen v. ButterworthSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Owen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
- Dennis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
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