Legal Opinion
Johnston v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided September 8, 2011No. SC09-496, SC09-2148PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Ray Lamar Johnston appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. He also petitions this Court for a writ of habe-as corpus. 1 For the reasons explained below, we affirm the trial court’s order denying postconviction relief. We also deny the habeas petition.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Johnston was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Janice Nugent. Johnston v. State, 863 So.2d 271 (Fla.2003). The evidence presented at trial revealed that Johnston and Nugent…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by21 opinions
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