Legal Opinion
& SC13-1785 Dwight T. Eaglin v. State of Florida and Dwight T. Eaglin v. Julie L. Jones, etc.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 25, 2015No. SC12-1760, SC13-1785PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Dwight T. Eaglin, who was twenty-seven years old at the time of the crimes, was convicted and sentenced to death for the June 2003 murders of correctional officer Darla K. Lathrem and inmate Charles Fu-ston. Eaglin committed the murders while attempting to escape from Charlotte Correctional Institution, where he was serving a life sentence for a prior murder. This Court affirmed his convictions and sentences on direct appeal. See Eaglin v. State, 19 So.3d 935, 950 (Fla.2009).
Eaglin now appeals the denial of his initial motion for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Porter v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by9 opinions
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