Supreme Court of Florida

Michael Duane Zack, III v. State of Florida

October 4, 2018

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s order summarily denying Michael Duane Zack III’s third successive post‑conviction motion to vacate his death sentence. The Court held that no evidentiary hearing was required because the claims were legally insufficient and that Hurst and related decisions do not apply retroactively to sentences final before Ring v. Arizona.