Legal Opinion

Andrew Richard Lukehart v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 27, 2026No. SC2026-0736Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2026-0736 ____________ ANDREW RICHARD LUKEHART, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. May 27, 2026 PER CURIAM. Andrew Richard Lukehart was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of Gabrielle Hanshaw. On May 1, 2026, Governor DeSantis issued a death warrant scheduling Lukehart’s execution for June 2, 2026. Lukehart unsuccessfully sought successive postconviction relief in the circuit court and now appeals. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const.; see also State v. Fourth Dist. Ct. of Appeal,

697 So. 2d 70, 71

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2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Baze v. ReesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. Hurst v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  5. Glossip v. GrossSupreme Court of the United States · 2015

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