Taylor v. State
Decision Date | 20 December 2018 |
Docket Number | No. SC18-520,SC18-520 |
Citation | 260 So.3d 151 |
Parties | Steven Richard TAYLOR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. |
Court | Florida Supreme Court |
Michael P. Reiter, Ocala, Florida, for Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Jennifer A. Donahue, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, for Appellee
This case is before the Court on appeal from an order denying a second successive 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 capital conviction for which a sentence of death was imposed, this Court has jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(1) of the Florida Constitution.
Steven Richard Taylor was convicted of first-degree murder, burglary of a dwelling, and sexual battery and was sentenced, among other sentences, to death. Taylor v. State (Taylor I ), 630 So.2d 1038, 1039 (Fla. 1993). In affirming his convictions and sentences on direct appeal, we set forth the pertinent facts pertaining to Taylor's case:
Id. at 1039-41. On October 3, 1994, the United States Supreme Court denied Taylor's petition for writ of certiorari. Taylor v. Florida , 513 U.S. 832, 115 S.Ct. 107, 130 L.Ed.2d 54 (1994). Thus, Taylor's conviction and sentence of death became final on that date.
We affirmed the denial of Taylor's initial motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 and denied his ...
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