Legal Opinion
Johnston v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 24, 2011No. Nos. SC09-780, SC10-75PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Per curiam
Ray Lamar Johnston appeals an order of the trial court denying his motion to vacate his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. He also petitions this Court for a writ of habe-as corpus.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s order denying postconviction relief. We also deny the habeas petition.
J. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Johnston was charged with the 1997 murder, kidnapping, robbery, and sexual battery of Leanne Coryell and with burglary of a conveyance with assault or battery. *735Johnston v. State, 841…
2Cases cited64 opinions
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3Cited by66 opinions
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