Legal Opinion

Edward Allen Covington v. State of Florida & Edward Allen Covington v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided August 25, 2022No. SC21-295 & SC21-1077Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC21-295 ____________ EDWARD ALLEN COVINGTON, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ____________ No. SC21-1077 ____________ EDWARD ALLEN COVINGTON, Petitioner, vs. RICKY D. DIXON, etc., Respondents. August 25, 2022 PER CURIAM. Edward Allen Covington appeals an order denying his motion to vacate his convictions and sentences—including three convictions for first-degree murder and three sentences of death— filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851, and petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, §…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  4. Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Timothy Lee Hurst v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016

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