Young v. State

Paul Young appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief. We affirm.

The motion is directed to Young’s 1982 conviction and life sentence for the murder of his wife. He alleges that new evidence has been discovered which proves that someone else actually committed the crime.1 Specifically, Young has produced the affidavit of another prison inmate, Frank Bass, who claims to have executed a “contract” on Young’s wife.

The trial court denied the motion on the authority of Hallman v. State, 371 So.2d 482 (Fla.1979), which provides that a conviction should not be overturned on…