Long v. State

This case is before the Court on appeal from an order denying a motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Because the order concerns postconviction relief from a sentence of death, this Court has jurisdiction of the appeal under article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Robert Long appeals from the denial of postconviction relief regarding the sentence of death Long received in relation to the murder of Michelle Simms. The facts underlying Long’s convictions are as…