WAINWRIGHT WARRANT: Florida Supreme Court dismisses habeas petition
Anthony Wainwright’s execution is scheduled for June 10 at 6:00 p.m. Today, the Florida Supreme Court dismissed his petition for writ of habeas corpus due to his lead counsel's refusal to adopt it.
Anthony Wainwright’s execution is scheduled for June 10 at 6:00 p.m. Today, the Florida Supreme Court dismissed his petition for writ of habeas corpus due to his lead counsel’s refusal to adopt it. TFDP covered the background on this issue here.
This morning, Terri Backhus filed a Reply in support of the Motion for Rehearing of the Court’s Order on Tuesday. Then the State filed a Notice of Supplemental Authority citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Christeson v. Roper, 574 U.S. 373, 377 (2015).
This afternoon, the Florida Supreme Court issued an Order denying the motion for rehearing and dismissing Wainwright’s petition since Baya Harrison did not adopt the petition:
Afterwards, the Court issued another Order striking Backhus’s Reply.
The filings in this case can be found on the docket here.
Wainwright’s appeal of the circuit court’s denial of his successive motion for postconviction relief is fully briefed and remains pending.
The filings in this case can be found on the docket here.
TFDP Prior Coverage of the Wainwright Warrant
My thoughts are with everyone involved in the warrant- and execution-related process.
Mr. Johnson. I have been in the legal profession myself for over 34 years in Florida, and I feel confident in saying that you are completely missing the point. It doesn't matter what Wainwright is thinking! He lost his rights when he consciously decided to rape, torture and brutally murder an innocent stranger who was a wife, mother of 2 babies, and my best friend since childhood, over THIRTY-ONE (31) YEARS ago! He admitted as much at his trial. He has had in excess of 7 appeals and NONE of them have any new information or defense since they started in 1994. I hope God has his justice robe on and sends him straight to hell where he belongs. WTH is wrong with you!
As a 45-year trial lawyer (now retired) with a dozen death trials in the 1980s New Orleans area, I do not think I have seen a more bonkers post-trial situation. What must Wainwright be thinking now? God have mercy on his soul...