Douglas Blaine Matthews v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC18-9 ____________ DOUGLAS BLAINE MATTHEWS, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. December 12, 2019 PER CURIAM. Douglas Blaine Matthews appeals the denial of the guilt phase claims in his initial postconviction motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851.1 For the reasons explained below, we affirm the postconviction court’s denial of Matthews’ guilt phase claims. I. BACKGROUND Matthews was convicted of the first-degree premeditated and felony murder of Kirk Zoeller, manslaughter of Donna Trujillo, and burglary while armed. 1. We…