Supreme Court of Florida· 4/9/2012

Gore v. State

Citations

91 So. 3d 769
37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 265
2012 Fla. LEXIS 642
2012 WL 1149320

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holding that the Governor’s unfettered discretion under the Florida Rules of Executive Clemency and separation of powers concerns apply to claims relating to the Governor’s authority to sign death warrants
explaining that there is no independent cause of action for ineffective assistance of collateral counsel in Florida
explaining that there is no independent cause of action for ineffective assistance of collateral counsel in Florida
rejecting claim that adding execution to the twenty-three years spent on death row constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and violates “binding norms of international law”
rejecting length of time on death row claim and noting that an inmate who had been on death row for over thirty years was executed in February 2012
rejecting constitutional challenge to clemency process and warrant selection because of Governor’s absolute discretion to sign death warrants

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Judges: Canady, Labarga, Lewis, Pariente, Perry, Polston, Quince

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