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fl remand

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

The Florida Supreme Court has remanded in Leonardo Franqui v. State, SCSC05-830, on an Atkins claim: Having reviewed the record in this case, including prior proceedings, we reverse the summary denial of Franqui?s claim for mental retardation and temporarily relinquish jurisdiction to the circuit court for ninety days for an evidentiary hearing to be held on Franqui?s mental retardation claim.

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on July 17, 2009 (boomark / email).