Legal Opinion
Valentine v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 17, 2012No. Nos. SC10-1463, SC11-427PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
Terance Valentine appeals an order of the circuit court denying his motion to vacate his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. He also petitions this Court for a writ of habe-as corpus.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the denial of his motion and deny his habeas petition.
I. BACKGROUND
Terance Valentine met and married Livia Romero prior to emigrating with her to the United States from their native Costa Rica. Valentine v. State, 616 So.2d 971, 972 (1993) (Valentine I). In New Orleans, the couple adopted a child,…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- & SC14-887 Neil K. Salazar v. State of Florida and Neil K. Salazar v. Julie L. Jones, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
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