BLAS

v.

ALAMEIDA, DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• Diaz v. State, 860 So. 2d 960 (Fla. 2003)
  …tal felony must be "especially” heinous, atrocious, or cruel, as section 921.141 (5)(h) explicitly provides. See, e.g., Bowles v. State, 804 So. 2d 1173, 1176 (Fla.2001) (discussing aggravator but not mentioning the word "especially”), cert. denied, 536 U.S. 930, 122 S.Ct. 2603, 153 L.Ed.2d 790 (2002); Rogers v. State, 783 So. 2d 980, 994 (Fla.2001) (same). "Especially” or "especial” is defined as "of special note or importance, unusually great or significant.” Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 396 (10th ed.1…
• Bowles v. State, 235 So. 3d 292 (Fla. 2018)
  …t Bowles is not entitled to relief. Bowles was sentenced to death following a jury’s unanimous recommendation for death. Bowles v. State, 804 So. 2d 1173, 1175 (Fla. 2001). Bowles’s sentence of death became final on June 17, 2002. Bowles v. Florida, 536 U.S. 930, 122 S.Ct. 2603, 153 L.Ed.2d 790 (2002). Thus, Hurst does not apply retroactively to Bowles’ sentence of death. See Hitchcock, 226 So. 3d at 217. Accordingly, we affirm the denial of Bowles’ motion. [*293] The Court having carefully considered all a…