Legal Opinion

Kenneth Darcell Quince v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 12, 2018No. SC17-127PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

*59 Kenneth Darcell Quince, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the trial court's order summarily denying his renewed motion for a determination of intellectual disability as a bar to execution, which was filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.203 and section 921.137, Florida Statutes (2015). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons we explain, we affirm the denial of relief.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1980, Quince pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder and burglary of a dwelling and, after waiving his right to a penalty phase jury, was sentenced to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Hall v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  3. Ledford v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  4. Moore v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  5. Smith v. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016

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