Legal Opinion
Billy Leon Kearse v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 25, 2026No. SC2026-0250 & SC2026-0251Published
1Opinion of the Court
Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2026-0251 _____________ BILLY LEON KEARSE, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA Appellee. ____________ No. SC2026-0250 ____________ BILLY LEON KEARSE, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA Respondent. February 25, 2026 PER CURIAM. Billy Leon Kearse, a prisoner under sentence of death for whom a death warrant has been signed and an execution set for March 3, 2026, appeals the circuit court’s final order summarily denying his sixth successive motion for postconviction relief filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Kearse also petitions this Court…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Brumfield v. CainSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Kearse v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- Kearse v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
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