McDONALD v. STATE

No. SC19-635.

296 So.3d 382 (2020)

Meryl S. McDONALD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Hackworth of Hackworth Law, P.A., Tampa, Florida, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Timothy A. Freeland , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, for Appellee.


Meryl S. McDonald, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the circuit court's summary denial of his fourth postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction, see art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const., and affirm for the reasons below.

In his motion, McDonald raised newly...

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