Robert Shannon Walker, Ii, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. State of Florida, Appellee/cross-Appellant

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the post‑conviction court’s denial of Walker's guilt‑phase ineffective‑assistance claims and affirmed the grant of a new penalty‑phase proceeding. The Court held that Walker's alleged counsel failures regarding photographic evidence and the voluntariness of his confession were meritless and non‑prejudicial, and that the State’s cumulative‑error argument was unsupported. The Court also affirmed that Walker's trial counsel was ineffective in the penalty phase for failing to investigate and present mitigating evidence, justifying a new sentencing hearing.