Kayle B. Bates v. State of Florida & Kayle B. Bates v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Bates's fourth successive postconviction motion, public-records requests, habeas petition, stay request, and request for oral argument. It held that Bates's claims were untimely, procedurally barred, legally insufficient, refuted by the record, or meritless, and that the warrant period, clemency process, and records rulings did not violate his constitutional rights. The court also concluded that previously litigated guilt- and sentencing-phase claims could not be relitigated through habeas corpus.