MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. SC18-9.

288 So.3d 1050 (2019)

Douglas Blaine MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Pinkard , Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, and Julissa R. Fontán , Chelsea R. Shirley , and Kara Ottervanger , Miami, Assistant Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Middle Region, Temple Terrace, Florida, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Donna M. Perry and Lisa-Marie Lerner , Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Appellee.


Douglas Blaine Matthews appeals the denial of the guilt phase claims in his initial postconviction motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851.1 For the reasons explained below, we affirm the postconviction court's denial of Matthews' guilt phase claims.

I. BACKGROUND

Matthews was...

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