Seibert v. State

Seibert appeals an order of the circuit court summarily denying his first postcon-viction motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.851. He also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. The State cross-appeals the circuit court’s ruling requiring the disclosure of certain public records. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. We affirm the denial of postconviction relief, deny the habeas corpus petition, and affirm the public records ruling.

I. BACKGROUND

The facts of the underlying crime are set forth…