Troy Merck, Jr. v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-1864 ____________ TROY MERCK, JR., Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. July 9, 2020 PER CURIAM. Troy Merck, Jr., appeals the circuit court’s order summarily dismissing his successive postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons below, we affirm. BACKGROUND In 1993, Merck was convicted of the first-degree murder of James Newton and sentenced to death. Merck v. State (Merck I),

664 So. 2d 939, 940

(Fla. 1995). We affirmed Merck’s…