SCHOFIELD v. STATE

No. 2D10-2918.

67 So.3d 1066 (2011)

Leo SCHOFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Bartmon of Law Offices of Richard G. Bartmon , Boca Raton; Scott H. Cupp, West Palm Beach; and Michael J. Minerva , Seth E. Miller , and Melissa Montle of the Innocence Project of Florida, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Patricia A. McCarthy , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Leo Schofield appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, in which he argued that he was entitled to a new trial based on newly discovered evidence.1 We write to address why we must affirm.

In 1989, Schofield was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of his wife, Michelle, in February 1987. At the time of Schofield's trial, he was aware...

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