Chandler v. State

Oba Chandler, a prisoner under three death sentences and an active death warrant, has appealed the denial of his successive motion for postconviction relief filed under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. On October 10, 2011, Governor Rick Scott signed a death warrant for Chandler and scheduled Chandler’s execution for November 15, 2011. Chandler, through appointed counsel, filed a successive postconviction motion in the circuit court in and for Pinellas County seeking to vacate his sentences of death. He contended that a new penalty…