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PAUL G. EVERETT, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee (revised opinion)

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Supreme Court of Florida _____________ No. SC08-1636 _____________ PAUL G. EVERETT, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ____________ No. SC09-646 ____________ PAUL G. EVERETT, Petitioner, vs. WALTER A. McNEIL, Respondent. [October 14, 2010] REVISED OPINION PER CURIAM. Paul G. Everett appeals an order of the circuit court denying his motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Everett also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm the postconviction court?s order and deny the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. I. BACKGROUND Everett was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the 2001 killing of Kelly M...continue to full post

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