Legal Opinion
Norman Blake McKenzie v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 17, 2014No. SC12-986, SC12-2349PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
Norman Blake McKenzie appeals an order entered in the circuit court summarily denying his motion to vacate his convictions of first-degree murder and sentences of death filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. He also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const.
FACTS AND BACKGROUND
A jury convicted Norman Blake McKenzie of the first-degree murders of Randy Wayne Peacock and Charles Frank Johnston. McKenzie v. State, 29 So.3d 272, 277 (Fla.2010). The jury recommended the death penalty by a vote of ten to two for…
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