Richard England v. State of Florida and SC13-705 Richard England v. Michael D. Crews, etc.

Richard England appeals the denial of his motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 and petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the denial of his posteonviction motion and deny his habeas petition.

I. BACKGROUND

The facts of this case were fully set out in this Court’s opinion on direct appeal. See England v. State, 940 So.2d 389, 393-96 (Fla.2006). Briefly, on July 2, 2001, police found Howard Wetherell’s body in the shower of his upstairs master bathroom.…