Legal Opinion

Cecil Shyron King v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 20, 2018No. SC17-1486Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida No. SC17-1486 CECIL SHYRON KING, Appellant, VS. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. December 20, 2018 PER CURIAM. Cecil Shyron King appeals the postconviction court’s order denying in part his motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the postconviction court’s order denying King’s guilt phase claims, vacating King’s sentence of death, and remanding for a new penalty phase based on…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Hurst v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  5. Porter v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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