Michael Bernard Bell v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2025-0891 ____________ MICHAEL BERNARD BELL, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. July 8, 2025 PER CURIAM. Michael Bernard Bell, a prisoner under two sentences of death and an active death warrant, appeals the circuit court’s denial of his successive motion for postconviction relief. He also seeks a stay of execution for the purpose of further factual development and requests oral argument. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. As we explain below, we affirm the denial of Bell’s successive postconviction motion, and we deny…