Legal Opinion

Troy Merck, Jr. v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 28, 2018No. SC18-88PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

*188 This case is before the Court on appeal from an order denying Troy Merck's successive motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Because the order concerns postconviction relief from a capital conviction for which a sentence of death was imposed, this Court has jurisdiction of the appeal under article V, section 3(b)(1) of the Florida Constitution. Merck contends that the postconviction court erred in denying his overlapping claims of newly discovered evidence and violations of Giglio v. United States , 405 U.S. 150 , 92…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Arthur James Martin v. State of Florida & Arthur James Martin v. Mark S. Inch, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2020
  2. Dontae R. Morris v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2021
  3. Douglas Blaine Matthews v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2019
  4. Terry Smith v. State of Florida & Terry Smith v. Mark S. Inch, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2021
  5. Troy Merck, Jr. v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2020

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