James Daniel Turner, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Turner’s postconviction motion challenging his murder conviction and death sentence. It held that trial counsel’s penalty-phase investigation and mitigation presentation were not deficient, and that Turner failed to show a reasonable probability of a different sentence. The court also rejected or deemed waived, procedurally barred, meritless, or premature Turner’s remaining constitutional challenges to Florida’s death-penalty procedures and his cumulative-error claim.