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Click to open document 06/10/2019 Death Penalty NOTICE-APPEAL (INITIAL) AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: TA Nathan Marshburn
Click to open document 06/11/2019 Death Penalty COPY OF LOWER TRIBUNAL INDIGENCE CERTIFICATE(S)/ORDER(S) Order Adjudging Defendant Indigent and Appointing the Public Defender as Counsel on Appeal
Click to open document 06/11/2019 Death Penalty COPY OF THE LOWER TRIBUNAL ORDER/ACTION BEING APPEALED Sentencing Order
06/11/2019 Death Penalty No Fee - Insolvent Insolvent Below
06/11/2019 Death Penalty JURY VOTE Waived Right to Penalty Phase Jury
Click to open document 06/11/2019 Death Penalty ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
Click to open document 06/11/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-RECORD FILING (HEARINGS/TRIAL) TR: 08/29/2019; ROA: 09/18/2019
Click to open document 06/14/2019 Death Penalty NOTICE-APPEARANCE AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Michael T. Kennett 177008
Click to open document 06/17/2019 Death Penalty NOTICE OF HEARING Paul Spurgin Bryan 236519 BY: Paul Spurgin Bryan 236519 Notice of Status Conference(s)
Click to open document 06/24/2019 Death Penalty RECORD/TRANSCRIPT P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI BY: P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI Filed Electronically
Click to open document 06/24/2019 Death Penalty TRANSCRIPT P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI BY: P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI Filed Electronically
Click to open document 06/25/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-DEP BRIEF SCHED (100) The record having been received by the Court, the briefs in the above styled case are to be filed as follows: Appellant's brief is to be filed on or before October 2, 2019; appellee's brief shall be filed seventy days after filing of appellant's brief; and appellant's reply brief shall be filed forty days after filing of appellee's brief. As the time for filing the briefs has already been extended, further motions for extension of time will be granted only due to a medical emergency.
Click to open document 06/27/2019 Death Penalty EXHIBITS P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI BY: P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI Copy of State's Exhibit #5 (1 CD Placed w/ File)
Click to open document 06/28/2019 Death Penalty DESIGNATION-PUBLIC DEFENDER AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: TA Nathan Marshburn Designation of Second Judicial Circuit Public Defender
Click to open document 09/03/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: Andy Thomas 0317942 Motion to Supplement the Record and Allow Access to Unredacted Copies of Certain Confidential Court Records
Click to open document 09/04/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION GR (CIRC CT) Appellant's Motion to Supplement the Record and Allow Access to Unredacted Copies of Certain Confidential Court Records (copy attached) is granted. The court reporters are directed, on or before September 24, 2019, to file with the trial court clerk the transcripts (along with an electronic copy) for the hearings listed in the attached motion. Per this Court's Administrative Order In Re: Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, AOSC04-84, dated September 13, 2004, the court reporters are directed to transmit a copy of all transcripts, in addition to paper copies, in an electronic format as required by the provisions of that order. The electronic version for this Court shall be submitted to the following e-mail address: e-file@flcourts.org. Counsel for appellant is directed to deliver a copy of this order to all court reporters involved in the transcription of the above dates and to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that the transcripts are filed within the time period designated. The trial court clerk is directed, on or before October 4, 2019, to supplement the record with all items listed in the attached motion. * THE COVERSHEET SHALL REFLECT "SUPPLEMENTAL RECORD" AND PAGE NUMBERING SHOULD RUN CONSECUTIVELY.
09/11/2019 Death Penalty SUPP RECORD/TRANSCRIPT P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI BY: P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI Supplemental Record on Appeal - Filed Electronically
Click to open document 09/27/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Richard M. Bracey 76419 Motion for Extension of Time for Filing Initial Brief
Click to open document 09/27/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-TOLL TIME AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Richard M. Bracey 76419 Motion to Toll Time for Filing Initial Brief
Click to open document 10/01/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted and appellant is allowed to and including November 12, 2019, in which to serve the initial brief on the merits. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 11/12/2019 Death Penalty INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Richard M. Bracey 76419 Initial Brief of Appellant
Click to open document 01/10/2020 Death Penalty NOTICE-APPEARANCE AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Jennifer Ann Donahue 50639
Click to open document 01/21/2020 Death Penalty ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Jennifer Ann Donahue 50639 Answer Brief of Appellee
Click to open document 01/22/2020 Death Penalty ORDER-PSI It is hereby ordered that the Florida Department of Corrections transmit to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Florida forthwith the presentence investigation, if any, done on the sentencing of the above appellant on June 7, 2019. The presentence investigation shall include a cover page that includes the defendant's name and SEALED PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION in 48 point bold font. It is preferable to transmit the presentence investigation via the statewide portal. If mailed, the presentence investigation shall be sealed in an interior envelope with the defendant's name and SEALED PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION in 14 point bold font printed on the front of the interior envelope.
01/31/2020 Death Penalty PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION Sealed Presentence Investigation
Click to open document 02/28/2020 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (REPLY BRIEF-MERITS) AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Richard M. Bracey 76419 Motion for Extension of Time for Filing Reply Brief
Click to open document 02/28/2020 Death Penalty MOTION-TOLL TIME AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Richard M. Bracey 76419 Motion to Toll Time for Filing Reply Brief
Click to open document 03/02/2020 Death Penalty ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (REPLY BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted and appellant is allowed to and including March 17, 2020, in which to serve the reply brief on the merits. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied.
Click to open document 03/17/2020 Death Penalty REPLY BRIEF-MERITS AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Richard M. Bracey 76419 Reply Brief of Appellant *Stricken 3/24/2020 - Amended Brief filed.*
Click to open document 03/18/2020 Death Penalty MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Richard M. Bracey 76419 Motion to Accept Amended Reply Brief
Click to open document 03/18/2020 Death Penalty REPLY AMD BRIEF-MERITS AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Richard M. Bracey 76419 Amended Reply Brief of Appellant
Click to open document 03/24/2020 Death Penalty ORDER-BRIEF AMENDMENT GR Appellant's Motion to Accept Amended Reply Brief is granted and said amended brief was filed with this Court on March 18, 2020. Appellant's reply brief filed with this Court on March 17, 2020, is hereby stricken.
Click to open document 03/27/2020 Death Penalty ORDER-OA SCHED The above case is hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2020. A maximum of thirty minutes to the side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP.
Click to open document 03/30/2020 Death Penalty NOTICE-APPEARANCE AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE William D. Chappell 120449
06/02/2020 Death Penalty ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 06/03/2020 Death Penalty NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE William D. Chappell 120449 Notice of Supplemental Authority: McCoy v. Louisiana, 138 S. Ct. 1500 (2018)
Click to open document 11/19/2020 Death Penalty DISP-AFFIRMED FSC-OPINION: For the foregoing reasons, we affirm Craft's conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death. It is so ordered. ***Corrected opinion issued February 25, 2021.***
Click to open document 12/04/2020 Death Penalty MOTION-REHEARING AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Richard M. Bracey 76419 Appellant's Motion for Rehearing
Click to open document 02/25/2021 Death Penalty WEST CORRESPONDENCE ATTENTION: ALL PUBLISHERS THE FOLLOWING CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ABOVE OPINION: On p. 22, footnote 6, line 1, "Robinson" was changed to "Rogers."
Click to open document 03/04/2021 Death Penalty DISP-REHEARING DY FSC-OPINION: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing is hereby denied.
Click to open document 03/22/2021 Death Penalty MANDATE
Click to open document 03/22/2021 Death Penalty ORDER-COUNS APPOINTMENT (POST-CONVICTION) Pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851(b), the Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel-Northern Region is hereby appointed to handle postconviction proceedings for appellant. The Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel-Northern Region shall, within thirty days from this date of this order, file a notice of appearance in the trial court or a motion to withdraw based on a conflict of interest or some other legal ground. A copy of the notice of appearance or motion to withdraw shall be served on the Florida Supreme Court. In accordance with this Court's opinion issued in Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.851, 3.852, and 3.991 and Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.215, 802 So. 2d 298 (Fla. 2001), the chief judge shall forthwith assign this case to a judge qualified to handle capital cases. A copy of the assignment order shall be served on the Florida Supreme Court.
Click to open document 03/22/2021 Death Penalty NOTICE-APPEARANCE Alice B. Copek 25475 BY: Alice B. Copek 25475
Click to open document 03/23/2021 Death Penalty NOTICE-COUNS SUBSTITUTION AA Robert Craft C00181 BY: AA Barbara J. Busharis 71780
Click to open document 03/26/2021 Death Penalty PUBLISH FULL Opinion issued November 19, 2020.
Click to open document 04/05/2021 Death Penalty PUBLISH FULL Rehearing order with opinion issued March 4, 2021.
Click to open document 04/08/2021 Death Penalty NOTICE-REPOSITORY (AG) AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE William D. Chappell 120449 Notice to State Attorney of Affirmance of Death Penalty
Click to open document 04/08/2021 Death Penalty NOTICE-REPOSITORY (AG) AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE William D. Chappell 120449 Notice to Secretary of Department of Corrections of Affirmance of Death Penalty
Click to open document 04/08/2021 Death Penalty JUDGE-CIRC ASSIGNMENT (3.850) Mark Edward Feagle 576905 BY: Mark Edward Feagle 576905 Order of Assignment
Click to open document 08/09/2021 Death Penalty USSC Not/Cert Filed in FSC The petition for a writ of certiorari in the above entitled case was filed on July 30, 2021 and placed on the docket August 3, 2021 as No. 21-5280.
Click to open document 11/22/2021 Death Penalty USSC Disp-Certiorari Dy The Court today entered the following order in the above-entitled case: The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
01/26/2022 Death Penalty RECORD/TRANSCRIPT P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI BY: P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI Record on Appeal - Filed Electronically (Unredacted) *Redacted copy filed 6/24/2019*
01/26/2022 Death Penalty SUPP RECORD/TRANSCRIPT P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI BY: P. Dewitt Cason COLUMBI Supplemental Record on Appeal - Filed Electronically (Unredacted) *Copy of Supplemental Record filed on 9/11/2019*