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    Donald David Dillbeck - Florida Execution - February 23, 2023


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    Summary of Offense:

    Dillbeck was sentenced to life in prison for killing a policeman in 1979. While serving his sentence, he walked away from a public function he and other inmates were catering in Quincy, Florida. On June 24, 1990, he walked to Tallahassee and bought a paring knife, and attempted to hijack a car and driver from a shopping mall parking lot. Faye Vann, who was seated in the car, resisted and Dillbeck stabbed her several times in the throat and abdomen, killing her. Dillbeck attempted to flee in the car, crashed and was arrested shortly thereafter.

    Dillbeck was sentenced to death in Leon County on March 15, 1991.

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    Case Information:

    Dillbeck filed a Direct Appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on 04/17/91, raising ten trial court errors. The FSC chose to address only the following error claims: refusing to excuse three jurors for cause, failure to allow evidence of inability to form specific intent, requiring Dillbeck to submit to examination by the State’s mental health expert, and improper finding of the escape aggravating circumstance. The court affirmed the conviction and sentence on 04/21/94.

    Dillbeck filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on 01/17/95 that was denied on 03/20/95.

    Dillbeck filed a 3.850 Motion with the circuit court on 04/23/97 that was denied on 09/05/02.

    Dillbeck filed a 3.850 Motion Appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on 09/18/02, citing ineffective assistance of counsel and other claims. On 08/26/04, the FSC affirmed the denial of the ineffective assistance of counsel claims, but remanded the other claims to the Circuit Court to enter findings of fact and conclusions of law.

    Dillbeck filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus with the Florida Supreme Court on 06/23/03, citing Ring claims. On 08/26/04, the FSC denied the Petition.

    On 07/15/05, the Circuit Court filed findings of fact and conclusions of law for the denial of the 3.850 Motion.

    Dillbeck filed a 3.850 Motion Appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on 08/09/05. On 05/10/07, the FSC affirmed the denial of the motion. The mandate was issued on 09/12/07.

    On 09/07/07, Dillbeck filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the United States District Court, Northern District that was denied on 02/04/10.

    On 02/23/10, Dillbeck filed a Habeas Appeal in the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, which is pending. On 09/13/10, the United States Court of Appeals remanded the case back to the United States District Court for the limited purpose of addressing the issue of whether a Certificate of Appealability (COA) should be issued in light of the Holland decision. On 10/07/10 the United States District court denied Dillbeck’s COA. The United States Court of Appeals agreed with the district court and, on 01/18/11 also denied the COA.

    http://www.floridacapitalcases.state...Htm/068610.htm

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    In Monday's (October 3, 2011) United States Supreme Court orders, Dillbeck's petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis was DENIED.

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    Supreme Court rejects 10 more death penalty appeals

    By News Service of Florida

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - With the total number of similar rulings reaching 30 over three days, the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected appeals by another 10 Death Row inmates challenging their death sentences.

    Justices, in a highly unusual move, have released batches of 10 rulings each day this week, with all of the cases dealing with issues about jury unanimity. The appeals were based on a 2016 U.S.Supreme Court opinion in a case known as Hurst v. Florida and a subsequent Florida Supreme Court decision.

    The 2016 U.S. Supreme Court ruling found Florida's death-penalty sentencing system was unconstitutional because it gave too much authority to judges, instead of juries.

    The subsequent Florida Supreme Court ruling said juries must unanimously agree on critical findings before judges can impose death sentences and must unanimously recommend the death penalty. But the Florida Supreme Court made the new sentencing requirements apply to cases since June 2002.

    That is when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling known as Ring v. Arizona that was a premise for striking down Florida's death-penalty sentencing system in 2016. In each of the cases Wednesday, the Death Row inmates had been sentenced to death before the Ring decision and argued that the new sentencing requirements should also apply to their cases.

    The inmates who lost their appeals Wednesday were Donald David Dilbeck in a Leon County case; Steven Maurice Evans in an Orange County case; Etheria Verdell Jackson in a Duval County case; Gregory Alan Kokal in a Duval County case; Harold Gene Lucas in a Lee County case; John Christopher Marquard in a St. Johns County case; William Earl Sweet in a Duval County case; Steven Richard Taylor in a Duval County case; William Gregory Thomas in a Duval County case; and Robert J. Trease in a Sarasota County case.

    https://www.news4jax.com/news/florid...enalty-appeals

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    On April 26, 2018, Dillbeck filed an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

    https://dockets.justia.com/docket/ci.../ca11/18-11748

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    In today's orders, the United States Supreme Court DENIED Dillbeck's petition for certiorari.

    Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Florida
    Case Numbers: (SC17-847)
    Decision Date: January 24, 2018

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....c/17-9375.html

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    Florida Supreme Court has affirmed the circuit court’s denial of Dillbeck’s third successive motion for post-conviction relief.

    https://law.justia.com/cases/florida.../sc20-178.html
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