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    Steven Maurice Evans - Florida




    Summary of Offense:

    On April 26, 1996, Steven Evans, Edward Francis, Gervalow Ward and Kenneth Lewis drove to Sanford, Florida, to commit a home invasion robbery of a drug dealer. The robbery was called off when Lewis abandoned the others in the getaway car, which belonged to Evans’ girlfriend’s brother. Evans, Francis, and Ward then went to Mark Quinn’s house and called Evans’ girlfriend, telling her to call the police and report the car stolen. Evans, Francis, Ward, Quinn, and Blaine Stafford then went to Evans’ apartment to wait for Lewis. When Lewis arrived, the five men jumped Lewis, beat him up, and bound and gagged him. Evans then constructed a homemade silencer with a shampoo bottle. Evans, Francis, and Ward took Lewis out of the apartment and down to a culvert, where they pushed him down. Evans told Lewis that they were the last three people he (Lewis) would leave behind and the last three people he would see. Evans then placed the gun to Lewis’ head and shot six times, hitting Lewis in the head with five of the shots.

    Evans was sentenced to death in Orange County on June 7, 1999.

    Co-defendant information:
    Edward Francis was convicted of first-degree murder and kidnapping and sentenced to life imprisonment and 11 years, 11 months, and 23 days, respectively.
    Gervalow Ward was convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.

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    Factors Contributing to the Delay in Imposition of Sentence:

    The case progression appears to be within acceptable time parameters.

    Case Information:

    Evans filed a Direct Appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on 07/12/99, citing the following errors: finding Evans competent to stand trial; denying Evans’ motion for mistrial after a witness referred to Evans’ prior criminal record; allowing the introduction of irrelevant and prejudicial evidence; improperly finding aggravating circumstances (cold, calculated, and premeditated murder and heinous, atrocious, or cruel murder); improperly balancing aggravating factors against mitigating factors; disproportionate use of the death penalty due to the facts of the case; and the death sentence is based on a split jury vote (11-1) and is unconstitutional under the U.S. Constitution. The FSC affirmed the convictions and sentences on 10/11/01.

    Evans filed a 3.851 Motion with the Circuit Court on 10/16/02 and amended the Motion on 12/18/03. The Circuit Court denied the 3.851 Motion on 11/08/04.

    Evans filed a 3.851 Motion Appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on 01/27/05 that was denied on 11/15/07.

    Evans filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus with the Florida Supreme Court on 08/26/05 that was denied on 11/15/07.

    Evans filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus with the United States District Court on 07/25/08 that is currently pending.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/flo...cv01234/216487

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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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    In today's orders, the United States Supreme Court declined to review Evans' petition for certiorari.

    Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Florida
    Case Numbers: (SC17-869)
    Decision Date: January 24, 2018
    Rehearing Denied: April 26, 2018
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