Troy Merck, Jr. v. State of Florida, Appellee Troy Merck, Jr. v. Michael D. Crews

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Merck’s postconviction motion and denied his habeas petition. It held that Merck failed to establish ineffective assistance because the challenged acts were reasonable strategic choices or caused no prejudice, and that his newly discovered evidence claim was legally insufficient and previously resolved. The court also rejected his cumulative-error, execution-competency, capital-sentencing, and related appellate-counsel claims. No separate opinions were filed.