Duane Eugene Owen v. State of Florida

Tallahassee, FL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant DUANE EUGENE OWEN that Even though Owen murdered Slattery five days before he murdered Worden, his death sentence for the murder of Slattery is in a different posture with respect to our Hurst-related precedent.

THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE ABOVE OPINION:



On page 2, second paragraph, “Owen has also been convicted of the first-degree

murder of another victim, Georgianna Worden, who was murdered five days after

Slattery in a scenario “substantially similar to [that] of the Slattery murder.” Id. at

691.” has been changed to “Owen has also been convicted of the first-degree

murder of another victim, Georgianna Worden, who was murdered approximately

two months after Slattery in a scenario “substantially similar to [that] of the

Slattery murder.” Id. at 691-92; Owen v. State (Owen I), 560 So. 2d 207, 209 (Fla.

1990).”

On p.3, first full paragraph, “Even though Owen murdered Slattery five days

before he murdered Worden, his death sentence for the murder of Slattery is in a

different posture with respect to our Hurst-related precedent. The reason for this

difference is that Owen’s original conviction and sentence of death for Slattery’s

murder was reversed and remanded for a new trial, see Owen v. State (Owen I),

560 So. 2d. 207, 212 (Fla. 1990), which delayed the finality date of his conviction

and sentence for that murder.” has been changed to “Even though Owen murdered

Slattery before he murdered Worden, his death sentence for the murder of Slattery

is in a different posture with respect to our Hurst-related precedent. The reason for

this difference is that Owen’s original conviction and sentence of death for

Slattery’s murder were reversed and remanded for a new trial, see Owen I, 560 So.

2d at 212, which delayed the finality date of his conviction and sentence for that

murder.”