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In Re Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 21, 1993No. 82322PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

626 So.2d 198 (1993)

In re RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.851 (COLLATERAL RELIEF AFTER DEATH SENTENCE HAS BEEN IMPOSED) and Rule 3.850 (Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence).

No. 82322.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 21, 1993.

2Per curiam

To assure that death penalty proceedings proceed in a more orderly manner, this Court, on its own motion, adopts a new Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 and modifies Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. New rule 3.851 deletes prior rule 3.851 and the modification of rule 3.850 makes rule 3.850 consistent with new rule 3.851. These rule changes are…

Also in this document: Concurrence · Overton; Concurrence · Overton; Dissent · Barkett; Dissent · Kogan.

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Scott v. DuggerSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  3. Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  4. State v. BolyeaSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  5. Florida Bar re FrankelSupreme Court of Florida · 1991

4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ferguson Ex Rel. Ferguson v. Secretary for the Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  2. Allen v. ButterworthSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  3. Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.851, 3.852 & 3.993Supreme Court of Florida · 2000
  4. Hill v. ButterworthDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1996
  5. Swafford v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996

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