CARSON

v.

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• Kearse v. State, 770 So. 2d 1119 (Fla. 2000)
  …and concluded that Kearse “exhibited sophistication rather than naivete.” 'Thus, Kearse’s reliance on Fitzpatrick is misplaced. To the contrary, we find the instant case is comparable to Burns v. State, 699 So. 2d 646, 651 (Fla.1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1121, 118 S.Ct. 1063, 140 L.Ed.2d 123 (1998), in which we concluded that the circumstances were “sufficient to support the death penalty.” Bums also involved a defendant who murdered a law enforcement officer in order to avoid arrest. As in the instant c…
• Burns v. State, 234 So. 3d 555 (Fla. 2018)
  …we conclude that Burns is not entitled to relief. Burns was sentenced to death following a jury’s unanimous recommendation for death. Burns v. State, 699 So. 2d 646, 652 (Fla. 1997). Burns’ sentence of. death became final in 1998. Burns v. Florida, 522 U.S. 1121, 118 S.Ct. 1063, 140 L.Ed.2d 123 (1998). Thus, Hurst does not apply retroactively to Burns’ sentence of death. See Hitchcock, 226 So. 3d at 217. Accordingly, we affirm the denial of Burns’ motion. The Court having carefully considered all arguments…
• Burns v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't OF Corr., Attorney Gen., State of Fla., 720 F.3d 1296 (11th Cir. 2013)
  …igh court then found that the state had proven beyond a reasonable doubt any error was harmless, and, therefore, it affirmed Burns’s capital sentence. Burns unsuccessfully petitioned for a writ of certiorari from the Supreme Court. Burns v. Florida, 522 U.S. 1121, 118 S.Ct. 1063, 140 L.Ed.2d 123 (1998). He also sought post-conviction relief from Florida’s courts, but this was unsuccessful as well. Bums III, 944 So. 2d at 249. Burns then filed this federal habeas petition, raising seven claims, in the Unite…