Legal Opinion
& SC14-2278 Charles Grover Brant v. State of Florida and Charles Grover Brant v. Julie L. Jones, etc.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 30, 2016No. SC14-787, SC14-2278PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Charles Grover Brant appeals an order denying his motion to vacate his convictions and sentences — including a conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death — filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 and 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 denial of postconviction relief and deny Brant’s habeas petition.
I. BACKGROUND
On July 2, 2004, twenty-one-year-old Sara Radfar was found dead in her home. Brant v. State, 21 So.3d 1276, 1277 (Fla.2009). A rear…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Leon Davis, Jr. v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
- Edward Allen Covington v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2017
- & SC14-567 Ronald Knight v. State of Florida & Ronald Knight v. Julie L. Jones, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
- & SC16-124 David Beasher Snelgrove v. State of Florida and David Beasher Snelgrove v. Julie L. Jones, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2017
- Jeffrey Glenn Hutchinson v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2018
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