MAHARAJ v. STATE

No. SC91854.

778 So.2d 944 (2000)

Krishna MAHARAJ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benedict P. Kuehne of Sale & Kuehne, Miami, Florida; and Clive A. Stafford Smith, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Sandra S. Jaggard, Assistant Attorney General, Miami, Florida, for Appellee.

Chandler R. Muller, Winter Park, Florida, for Members of European Parliament, Amicus Curiae.

Donald R. West of the Law Offices of Donald R. West, Orlando, Florida; and Philip Sapsford, Queen's Counsel, Zubair Ahmad, Barrister, London, for The Bar of England and Wales Human Rights Committee, Amicus Curiae.

James M. Russ of the Law Offices of James M. Russ, P.A., Orlando, Florida; and Julian B. Knowles, Barrister-at-Law, London, for House of Commons, Amicus Curiae.

Sylvia Walbolt of Carlton Fields, St. Petersburg, Florida; and Paul Lomas, Freshfields, London, for Ad Hoc Cross-Party Group of the House of Lords, Amicus Curiae.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review an order from the trial court denying Krishna Maharaj's motion for postconviction relief on the trial phase1 issues involving his first-degree murder conviction where a sentence of death was imposed. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm the denial of relief and lift the stay entered pertaining to a new penalty phase trial...

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