Legal Opinion
Juan Carlos Chavez v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 31, 2014No. SC14-35PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
Juan Carlos Chavez, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals from the denial of his second successive motion for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 8(b)(1), Fla. Const. Chavez filed the action after Governor Rick Scott signed a death warrant on January 2, 2014. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Chavez was convicted of the first-degree murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery of nine-year-old Samuel James (“Jimmy”) Ryce and was sentenced to death in accordance with a unanimous jury…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Chavez v. Secretary Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
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- Thomas D. Arthur v. Kim Tobias ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
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3Cited by22 opinions
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