Legal Opinion

Edward T. James v. State of Florida & Edward T. James v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 13, 2025No. SC2025-0280 & SC2025-0281Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2025-0280 ____________ EDWARD T. JAMES, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ____________ No. SC2025-0281 ____________ EDWARD T. JAMES, Petitioner, vs. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. March 13, 2025 PER CURIAM. Edward T. James, a prisoner under two sentences of death and an active death warrant, appeals the circuit court’s summary denial of his successive motion for postconviction relief. He also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus, moves for a stay of execution, and requests oral argument. We have jurisdiction.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Spaziano v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Hurst v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  4. Timothy Lee Hurst v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
  5. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

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