Jerone Hunter, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee; Jerone Hunter, Petitioner, v. Julie L. Jones

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Hunter's postconviction motion and denied his habeas petition. It held that Hunter failed to establish either deficient performance or prejudice on his penalty-phase ineffective-assistance claims, and that counsel's guilt-phase error concerning a codefendant's testimony did not prejudice him. The court also held that Hunter's constitutional challenges were procedurally barred or meritless, including his challenge to nonunanimous death-sentence recommendations.