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RAY LAMAR JOHNSTON, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

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Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC09-780 RAY LAMAR JOHNSTON, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ____________ No. SC10-75 RAY LAMAR JOHNSTON, Appellant, vs. EDWIN G. BUSS, etc., Appellee. [March 24, 2011] PER CURIAM. Ray Lamar Johnston appeals an order of the trial court denying his motion to vacate his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. He also petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court?s order denying postconviction relief. We also deny the habeas petition.I.  FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORYJohnston was charged with the 1997 murder, kidnapping, robbery, and sexual battery of Leanne Coryell and with burglary of a conveyance with assault or battery...continue to full post

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