Anthony John Ponticelli v. State of Florida

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Ponticelli’s successive postconviction motion challenging his two death sentences under later jury-trial precedent. It held that controlling precedent foreclosed relief because the relevant constitutional rule was not retroactive on collateral review and did not require a jury to perform every capital-sentencing function. The record includes a separate opinion, but it is not treated as a separate opinion for extraction because none was provided in the designated block.