Cortes v. State

In his motion for postconviction relief and amended motion for postconviction relief, appellant raises over seventy claims for relief. These claims were denied by the trial court, which also denied appellant’s request in his motion for rehearing to amend his claims under Spera v. State, 971 So.2d 754 (Fla.2007). We affirm, concluding that no prejudice has been shown and write to address the right to amend under Spera.

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder of one victim and attempted first degree murder of another. We need not go at length into the facts of the case. We note only that…