BATES v. STATE

No. SC16-1178.

218 So.3d 426 (2017)

Kayle Barrington BATES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 18, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth E. Miller and Melissa Montle of Innocence Project of Florida, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida; and Rachel Day , Assistant Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, and Scott Gavin , Staff Attorney, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Southern Region, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Charmaine M. Millsaps , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, for Appellee.


Kayle Barrington Bates, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the circuit court's order summarily denying his successive motion for postconviction DNA testing pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.853. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

Bates previously moved for postconviction...

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