Opinion ID: 1709393
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Furman[18] Violation with Death Penalty Statute

Text: Gore argues that the death penalty is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This claim is procedurally barred, because Gore failed to make this argument in his direct appeal of the resentencing. See Gore, 706 So.2d 1328; Maharaj, 684 So.2d at 728. Additionally, there is nothing in the record that indicates Gore properly preserved this argument for appellate review during the resentencing. See Fotopoulos, 608 So.2d at 794 & n. 7 (holding that the argument that Florida law unconstitutionally creates a presumption of death was not properly preserved at the trial level). Even without this procedural bar, this Court has repeatedly summarily denied this claim due to its lack of merit, regardless of the circumstances. See Atwater v. State, 788 So.2d 223, 228 (Fla.2001); Hunter v. State, 660 So.2d 244, 252-53 (Fla.1995); Fotopoulos, 608 So.2d at 794.