Legal Opinion

Hector Sanchez-Torres v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 16, 2023No. SC22-322Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC22-322 ____________ HECTOR SANCHEZ-TORRES, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. March 16, 2023 PER CURIAM. Hector Sanchez-Torres appeals the circuit court’s order summarily denying his successive postconviction motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. For the reasons explained below, we affirm. 1 1. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. BACKGROUND In 2008, Sanchez-Torres and his coperpetrator, Markeil Thomas, robbed and killed Erick Colon as he was walking home. 2 The pair left Colon’s body on the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  4. Farina v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  5. Sanchez-Torres v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2013

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