Jeffrey Lee Atwater v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-1709 ____________ JEFFREY LEE ATWATER, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. August 13, 2020 PER CURIAM. Jeffrey Lee Atwater appeals an order of the circuit court denying his fifth successive postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. BACKGROUND Atwater was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery and was sentenced to death. The record reflects that during closing arguments, defense counsel conceded that the State’s evidence demonstrated that…