Legal Opinion

Jermaine Foster v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided August 29, 2024No. SC2023-0831Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2023-0831 ____________ JERMAINE FOSTER, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. August 29, 2024 SASSO, J. Jermaine Foster, a prisoner under sentences of death, appeals the circuit court’s denial of his successive motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons we explain below, we affirm the denial of postconviction relief. I. A. In 1994, Appellant Jermaine A. Foster (“Foster”) was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, one count of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Hall v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. Schiro v. FarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996

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