TANZI v. STATE

Nos. SC10-807, SC11-81.

94 So.3d 482 (2012)

Michael A. TANZI, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. Michael A. Tanzi, Petitioner, v. Kenneth S. Tucker, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal A. Dupree , Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Paul Edward Kalil , Assistant CCR Counsel and Scott Gavin , Staff Attorney, Region South, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Appellant/Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, and Scott A. Browne , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, FL, for Appellee/Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Michael A. Tanzi appeals the denial of his postconviction motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 and petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the denial of his motion and deny his habeas petition.

I. BACKGROUND

Michael A. Tanzi pled guilty and was sentenced to death for the murder of Janet Acosta. On direct appeal, this Court described the...

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