William Reaves v. State of Florida

SC04-891

Indian River County

Mr. Reaves was convicted of the murder of Deputy Sheriff Richard Raczkoski, who was fatally shot in September 1986 outside a convenience store near Vero Beach. The jury voted 10-2 to recommend that he be sentenced to death and the trial judge condemned him. The conviction and sentence were upheld on direct appeal to this court. The trial court rejected Mr. Reaves' first post-conviction appeal and this appeal challenges that decision.