& SC13-1065 Harold Blake v. State of Florida and Harold Blake v. Timothy H. Cannon, etc.

Harold Blake appeals an order of the circuit court denying his motion to vacate his convictions and sentences — including a conviction for first-degree murder and sentence' of death — filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Blake also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm the postconviction court’s order and deny Blake’s habeas petition.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2005, Blake was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted armed robbery, and grand theft of a motor vehicle in…