Joe Elton Nixon v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC20-48 ____________ JOE ELTON NIXON, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. August 26, 2021 PER CURIAM. Joe Elton Nixon is a prisoner under sentence of death. He appeals a trial court order, entered after a hearing, denying Nixon’s claims (1) that he is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty and (2) entitled to relief under Hurst v. Florida,

577 U.S. 92

(2016), and Hurst v. State,

202 So. 3d 40

(Fla. 2016). We affirm the order. 1 1. We have jurisdiction. See Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. I. A. Nixon was convicted and…