William Earl Sweet v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
1Per curiam
William Earl Sweet appeals the postconviction court's order denying his sixth successive motion for postconviction relief based on a claim of newly discovered evidence after an evidentiary hearing. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the postconviction court's order denying Sweet relief.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In 1991, a jury convicted Sweet of one count of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of burglary. Sweet v. State ( Sweet I ), 624 So.2d 1138 , 1139 (Fla. 1993). On direct appeal, this Court explained the details underlying Sweet's convictions:
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