Joseph P. Smith, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the summary denial of Smith’s postconviction motion challenging Florida’s capital sentencing procedures, jury instructions, execution methods, and related constitutional issues. It held that most claims were procedurally barred because they could have been raised on direct appeal, while the preserved claims were meritless under controlling precedent or unsupported by the record. The court also rejected Smith’s cumulative-error claim because no individual claim warranted relief.