Supreme Court of Florida
Troy Victorino, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee.
March 8, 2018241 So. 3d 48
Summary
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the post‑conviction court’s denial of Victorino’s claims that his death sentences should be commuted to life, that a new penalty phase violated double jeopardy, and that applying the new capital‑sentencing scheme retroactively violated the ex‑post‑facto prohibition. The Court held that section 775.082(2) does not require commutation, that double jeopardy does not bar a new sentencing proceeding, and that the revised sentencing scheme is not an ex‑post‑facto law.