Gary Lawrence v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC18-1172 ____________ GARY LAWRENCE, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. June 11, 2020 PER CURIAM. Gary Lawrence appeals an order summarily denying his second successive motion for postconviction relief, which was filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851.1 We affirm the denial of relief. In 1995, Lawrence was convicted of the first-degree murder of Michael Finken, conspiracy to commit murder, auto theft, and petty theft. Lawrence v. State,

698 So. 2d 1219, 1221

(Fla. 1997). He was sentenced to death for Mr. Finken’s murder, and on…