Tavares J. Wright v. State of Florida – Revised Opinion on Rehearing

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Wright’s renewed motion to determine intellectual disability and his amended postconviction motion. It held that competent, substantial evidence supported the determination that Wright failed to prove significantly subaverage intellectual functioning or concurrent adaptive deficits, and that he was not entitled to sentencing relief because he knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived a penalty-phase jury. The court also rejected Wright’s ineffective-assistance claims because he failed to establish deficient performance or prejudice, and therefore found no cumulative error.