Roberts v. Singletary, 626 So. 2d 168 (Fla. 1993). · Go Syfert
Roberts v. Singletary, 626 So. 2d 168 (Fla. 1993). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
9 citation events (3 in the last 25 years) across 3 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Roberts v. State (fla, 2002-12-05)
Top citers, strongest first. 4 distinct citers.
cited Cited "see" Roberts v. State
Fla. · 2002 · signal: see · confidence high
See Roberts v. Singletary, 626 So.2d 168 (Fla.1993).
discussed Cited "see" Carroll v. State
Fla. · 2002 · signal: see · confidence high
See Roberts v. Singletary, 626 So.2d 168, 168-69 (Fla.1993) (holding claim that HAC instruction was unconstitutionally vague was procedurally barred where trial counsel only objected to its applicability).
discussed Cited "see" Phillips v. State
Fla. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Roberts v. Singletary, 626 So.2d 168, 169 (Fla.1993)("We have repeatedly held that claims are procedurally barred where there was a failure at trial to object to the instruction on the grounds of vagueness or unconstitutionality.").
discussed Cited "see" Charles Michael Kight v. Harry K. Singletary
11th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Roberts v. Singletary, 626 So.2d 168, 168 (Fla.1993) (at trial, defense counsel objected only to applicability of heinous, atrocious or cruel aggravating circumstance and not to unconstitutionality or vagueness of instruction; claim is therefore procedurally barred). 13 .
Ricky Bernard ROBERTS, Petitioner,
v.
Harry K. SINGLETARY, Respondent.
81112.
Supreme Court of Florida.
Sep 16, 1993.
626 So. 2d 168
Per Curiam.
Cited by 7 opinions  |  Published

Michael J. Minerva, Interim Capital Collateral Representative, Martin J. McClain, Chief Asst. CCR, and Thomas H. Dunn, Sp. Asst. CCR, Office of the Capital Collateral Representative, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Ralph Barreira, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Ricky Bernard Roberts, an inmate under sentence of death, petitions this Court for writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(9), Fla. Const. We deny the petition because the issue raised in it is procedurally barred.

The facts of this case and its procedural history are recited in prior cases brought in this Court. See Roberts v. State, 568 So.2d 1255 (Fla. 1990); Roberts v. State, 510 So.2d 885 (Fla. 1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 943, 108 S.Ct. 1123, 99 L.Ed.2d 284 (1988).

This is Roberts' second habeas corpus petition in this Court. He seeks relief claiming that recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Espinosa v. Florida, ___ U.S. ___, 112 S.Ct. 2926, 120 L.Ed.2d 854 (1992); and Sochor v. Florida, ___ U.S. ___, 112 S.Ct. 2114, 119 L.Ed.2d 326 (1992), relating to jury instructions on the aggravating circumstance of heinous, atrocious, or cruel constitute a change in Florida law that must be applied to his claim. Roberts asserts that this change establishes fundamental error in his sentencing which would require this Court to reverse and remand to the trial court for a new sentencing procedure.

The State urges that this claim is procedurally barred because defense counsel did not object to the form of the instruction, only to its applicability in the present case.

We agree with the State. The record here does not reflect any objection on the grounds of unconstitutionality or vagueness of the instruction given. Instead, defense counsel objected to the applicability of the instruction[*169] in this case. We have repeatedly held that claims are procedurally barred where there was a failure at trial to object to the instruction on the grounds of vagueness or unconstitutionality. See, e.g., Sims v. Singletary, 622 So.2d 980 (Fla. 1993); Mills v. Singletary, 622 So.2d 943 (Fla. 1993); Atkins v. Singletary, 622 So.2d 951 (Fla. 1993); Turner v. Dugger, 614 So.2d 1075, 1081 (Fla. 1992); Melendez v. State, 612 So.2d 1366, 1369 (Fla. 1992), petition for cert. filed, (U.S. Aug. 9, 1993) (No. 93-5528); Johnson v. Singletary, 612 So.2d 575, 577 (Fla.), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 113 S.Ct. 2049, 123 L.Ed.2d 667 (1993); Kennedy v. Singletary, 602 So.2d 1285, 1285 (Fla.), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 113 S.Ct. 2, 120 L.Ed.2d 931 (1992); see also Sochor, ___ U.S. at ___ & n. **, 112 S.Ct. at 2120 & n. **.

Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of habeas corpus.

BARKETT, C.J., and OVERTON, McDONALD, SHAW, GRIMES, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur.