Legal Opinion

State of Florida v. Khadafy Kareem Mullens

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided August 31, 2022No. SC19-1587Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-1587 ____________ STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, vs. KHADAFY KAREEM MULLENS, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. August 31, 2022 PER CURIAM. The State of Florida appeals and Khadafy Kareem Mullens cross-appeals the postconviction court’s order partially granting Mullens’s motion to vacate his first-degree murder convictions and sentences of death pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851.1 For the reasons given below, we reverse the granting of a new penalty phase but affirm in all other respects. 1. We have jurisdiction. See art.…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Yarborough v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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