State of Florida v. Joseph P. Smith

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC17-1542 ____________ STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, vs. JOSEPH P. SMITH, Appellee. [April 5, 2018] PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court on appeal from an order granting a successive motion to vacate a sentence of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Because the order concerns postconviction relief from a sentence of death, we have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. FACTS AND BACKGROUND This Court has previously detailed the gruesome facts of this case. Smith v. State (Smith I),

28 So. 3d 838, 844-53

(Fla. 2009). Relevant…