Zeigler v. State

William Thomas Zeigler, Jr., appeals an order of the circuit court denying a motion for postconviction DNA testing pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.853 and section 925.11, Florida Statutes.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the circuit court’s denial of the motion.

I. BACKGROUND

“In 1976, Zeigler was convicted of the first-degree murders of Eunice Zeigler, his wife, and Charlie Mays, a friend, and the second-degree murders of his in-laws, Perry and Virginia Edwards.” Zeigler v. State, 654 So.2d 1162, 1163 (Fla.1995). The facts are set forth in the Court’s opinion on…