Legal Opinion

Willie Seth Crain, Jr. v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 5, 2018No. SC17-1475PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Willie Seth Crain, Jr., appeals the postconviction court's denial of his successive motion for postconviction relief. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Crain's motion sought relief based on the United States Supreme Court's decision in Hurst v. Florida , --- U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 616 , 193 L.Ed.2d 504 (2016), and this Court's opinions in Hurst v. State ( Hurst ), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 2161 , 198 L.Ed.2d 246 (2017), and Perry v. State , 210 So.3d 630 (Fla. 2016). For the reasons fully explained below, we affirm the postconviction…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Hurst v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Timothy Lee Hurst v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
  4. John F. Mosley v. State of Florida & SC14-2108 John F. Mosley v. Julie L. Jones, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
  5. Crain v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Reynolds v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2018

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