Thomas v. State

The defendant, Gregory Thomas, appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief. Based on the trial court’s well-reasoned order, with record attachments supporting the trial court’s findings, we affirm.

Thomas was convicted after a jury trial of first degree murder, robbery by sudden snatching, and grand theft vehicle. This Court affirmed the convictions and sentences in Thomas v. State, 36 So.3d 853 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010). The evidence established at trial was as follows. While the murder victim was unloading luggage at the airport, Thomas approached the murder victim and the…