Legal Opinion
Diaz v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 21, 2013No. Nos. SC11-949, SC12-289PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Per curiam
Joel Diaz appeals two orders of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court denying his motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 and his motion seeking a ruling that he is ineligible to be executed due to mental retardation under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.203. Diaz also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm the postconviction court’s orders and deny Diaz’s habeas petition.
I. BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited58 opinions
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