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David Eugene Johnston
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Stay of Execution
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Pending Evidentiary Hearing to Determine if New Evidence (WAIS-IV Test) Indicates that Johnston is Mentally Retarded Pursuant to Atkins v. Virginia.


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Oral Argument Stream and Transcript


Florida Supreme Court Docket Case 10-356



















Florida Supreme Court Opinions:

March 2010

    SC08-528 – Tiffany Ann Cole v. State of Florida
    Cole raised the following claims in her Direct Appeal: (1) trial court’s comments; (2) admission of photographs; (3) avoid-arrest aggravator; (4) heinous, atrocious, and cruel aggravator; (5) disparate sentencing; (6) Ring v. Arizona

    The Florida Supreme Court affirmed Cole’s convictions and sentences.

    SC08-494 – Todd Zommer v. State of Florida
    Zommer raised the following claims in his Direct Appeal: (1) cold, calculated, and premeditated aggravator; (2) heinous, atrocious, and cruel aggravator; (3) statutory mitigation; (4) proportionality of death sentence; (5) Florida’s capital sentencing scheme

    The Florida Supreme Court affirmed Zommer’s conviction and sentence.

    SC07-51 – Eugene W. McWatters v. State of Florida
    McWatters raised the following claims in his Direct Appeal: (1) motion to suppress; (2) collateral crime evidence; (3) expert opinions on circumstantial evidence; (4) premeditation; (5) sexual battery convictions; (6) disqualification of defense counsel and state attorney’s office; (7) admissibility of evidence; (8) cold, calculated, and premeditated aggravator; (9) cold, calculated, and premeditated aggravator jury instruction; (10) heinous, atrocious, and cruel aggravator; (11) murder committed while in commission of felony

    The Florida Supreme Court affirmed McWatters’ conviction and sentence.

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