SC18-560 & SC18-334 State of Florida v. Gerald Delane Murray Gerald Delane Murray v. Julie L. Jones, etc. and Gerald Delane Murray v. State of Florida

The State appeals, and Gerald Delane Murray cross-appeals, the partial grant and partial denial of Murray's initial postconviction motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Murray also appeals the denial of his successive postconviction motion and petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus.1 For the reasons explained below, we affirm the trial court's orders and deny habeas relief.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2009, this Court affirmed Murray's conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death after four trials and three convictions for the murder of 59-year-old Alice Vest…