Clemente Javier Aguirre-Jarquin, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee; Clemente Javier Aguirre-Jarquin…

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that the cumulative effect of newly discovered DNA evidence and multiple out‑of‑court confessions by Samantha Williams creates reasonable doubt as to Aguirre‑Jarquin’s culpability, thereby requiring a new trial. Accordingly, the Court reversed the circuit court’s denial of Aguirre’s post‑conviction motions, vacated his convictions and death sentences, and remanded for a new trial. The Court also affirmed that Samantha’s confessions are admissible under the Chambers factors, though it did not reach Aguirre’s constitutional death‑penalty claims.