Supreme Court of Florida

Marshall v. Crosby

May 26, 2005911 So. 2d 1129

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court denied Matthew Marshall's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that his claims of ineffective appellate counsel, a Sixth Amendment violation under Apprendi and Ring, and an arbitrary application of the Tedder standard were without merit. The Court affirmed the trial judge's override of the jury's life recommendation and held that the petition was procedurally barred and substantively unsupported.