Supreme Court of Florida

Genghis Nicholas Kocaker v. State of Florida & Genghis Nicholas Kocaker v. Mark S. Inch

January 23, 2020311 So. 3d 814

Summary

The court affirmed the circuit court's resolution of Kocaker's initial postconviction motion and denied his habeas petition. It held that the competency determination was supported by the record, that the ineffective-assistance and Brady claims were properly summarily denied, and that the alleged prosecutorial comments did not constitute error or fundamental error. The claim challenging execution based on mental illness was moot because the death sentence had been vacated.