& SC13-1959 Lucious Boyd v. State of Florida & Lucious Boyd v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

Lucious Boyd appeals a final order of the circuit court denying his motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Boyd also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the circuit court’s denial of Boyd’s rule 3.851 motion and deny relief on his petition for writ of habeas corpus.

I. BACKGROUND AND FACTS

Lucious Boyd was convicted for the first-degree murder, armed kidnapping, and sexual battery of…