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Dyson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jul 5, 2012
89 So. 3d 1071 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

Opinion

No. 3D12–1132.

2012-07-5

Jessie Levon DYSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami–Dade County, Bronwyn C. Miller, Judge. Jessie Levon Dyson, in proper person. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for appellee.


An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami–Dade County, Bronwyn C. Miller, Judge.
Jessie Levon Dyson, in proper person. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SUAREZ, ROTHENBERG and EMAS, JJ.



PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Hitchcock v. State, 866 So.2d 23, 27 (Fla.2004) (holding “[A] movant, in pleading the requirements of rule 3.853, must lay out with specificity how the DNA testing of each item requested to be tested would give rise to a reasonable probability of acquittal or a lesser sentence. In order for the trial court to make the required findings, the movant must demonstrate the nexus between the potential results of DNA testing on each piece of evidence and the issues in the case.”); Van Poyck v. State, 908 So.2d 326, 330 (Fla.2005) (holding a capital defendant could not make requisite showing that DNA evidence proving he was not the “triggerman” would create reasonable probability of receiving a lesser sentence, where State's theory, jury's recommendation, and trial court's death sentence, was based primarily upon defendant's status as a major participant in crime, not upon his status as a triggerman).


Summaries of

Dyson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jul 5, 2012
89 So. 3d 1071 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)
Case details for

Dyson v. State

Case Details

Full title:Jessie Levon DYSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Date published: Jul 5, 2012

Citations

89 So. 3d 1071 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)