William Earl Sweet v. State of Florida

Summary

The court affirmed the summary denial of Sweet's eighth successive postconviction motion and the denial of his motion to compel public records. It held that discrepancies in a purported witness's jail records were immaterial under the Brady and discovery-prejudice standards, that Sweet's ineffective-assistance claims were either legally unavailable or untimely, and that Florida does not recognize an independent postconviction actual-innocence claim. The court also held that Sweet's request for a former prosecutor's entire garage files was overly broad and not reasonably calculated to produce admissible evidence.