Legal Opinion
Nelson v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 7, 2011No. SC10-540PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
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 3.850. The order concerns postconviction relief from a capital conviction for which a sentence of death was imposed, and, therefore, this Court has jurisdiction of the appeal under article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.
Trial Court Proceedings
A jury convicted Joshua D. Nelson of robbery with a deadly weapon and the first-degree murder of Tommy Owens. See Nelson v. State, 748 So.2d 237, 240…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Occhicone v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Maxwell v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Sochor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Mark James Asay v. State of Florida, SC16-102 Mark James Asay v. Julie L. Jones, etc. & SC16-628 Mark James Asay v. Julie L. Jones, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
- Stallworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013
- Charles C. Peterson v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
- Paul Durousseau v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2017
- Jason Turem v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
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