Ronnie Keith Williams v. State of Florida

Ronnie Keith Williams appeals an order of the circuit court denying his motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the postconviction court’s order denying all claims, with the exception of the ineffective assistance of penalty phase counsel claim, which’ we do not address 'because Williams is entitled to a new penalty phase in light of Hurst v. State (Hurst), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied, —…