Legal Opinion
Lynch v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 30, 2009No. SC06-2233, SC07-1246PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Per curiam
Richard Lynch appeals an amended order of the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit denying his postconviction motion to vacate his convictions and corresponding sentences of death and life imprisonment. Lynch also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We possess jurisdiction to resolve these claims. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. As explained in our analysis, we affirm the amended order of the postconviction court and deny each of Lynch’s claims. Furthermore, we deny Lynch’s habeas petition.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 19, 2000, Richard Lynch pled guilty to two…
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