Timothy Alexander Robinson

Case record: Timothy Alexander Robinson

Timeline

• 02/28/89 — Timothy Alexander Robinson was indicted on counts including First-Degree Murder (Counts I–IV), Attempted Murder (Count V), Armed Kidnapping (Counts VI–XI), Armed Sexual Battery (Counts XII–XIII), Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine (Count XIV), Armed Burglary (Count XV), and Armed Robbery (Counts XVI–XVII).
• 06/01/89 — Robinson was found guilty on all counts charged in the indictment.
• 06/02/89 — Upon advisory sentencing, the jury voted 6 to 6 for Life.
• 09/26/89 — Judge Geeker overrode the jury recommendation and sentenced Robinson.
• 10/30/89 — Robinson filed his Direct Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court.
• 06/25/92 — The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence.
• 10/15/92 — Rehearing was denied.
• 11/16/92 — A mandate was issued.
• 12/15/91 — Robinson filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the Florida Supreme Court.
• 02/13/92 — The petition was denied.
• 11/08/93 — Robinson filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court.
• 02/28/94 — The petition was denied.
• 07/03/95 — Robinson filed a 3.850 Motion in the Circuit Court; the motion is currently pending.

Background

Robinson was indicted on multiple counts including First-Degree Murder, Attempted Murder, Armed Kidnapping, Armed Sexual Battery, Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Armed Burglary, and Armed Robbery.

The offence

The indictment included:

• Count I: First-Degree Murder
• Count II: First-Degree Murder
• Count III: First-Degree Murder
• Count IV: First-Degree Murder
• Count V: Attempted Murder
• Count VI: Armed Kidnapping
• Count VII: Armed Kidnapping
• Count VIII: Armed Kidnapping
• Count IX: Armed Kidnapping
• Count X: Armed Kidnapping
• Count XI: Armed Kidnapping
• Count XII: Armed Sexual Battery
• Count XIII: Armed Sexual Battery
• Count XIV: Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine
• Count XV: Armed Burglary
• Count XVI: Armed Robbery
• Count XVII: Armed Robbery

Trial

Robinson was found guilty on all counts charged in the indictment on 06/01/89.

Sentencing

On 06/02/89, upon advisory sentencing, the jury voted 6 to 6 for Life. On 09/26/89, Judge Geeker overrode the jury recommendation and sentenced Robinson as follows:

• Count I: First-Degree Murder — Death
• Count II: First-Degree Murder — Death
• Count III: First-Degree Murder — Death
• Count IV: First-Degree Murder — Death
• Count IX: Armed Kidnapping — Life
• Count V: Attempted Murder — 30 Years
• Count VI: Armed Kidnapping — Life
• Count VII: Armed Kidnapping — Life
• Count VIII: Armed Kidnapping — Life
• Count X: Armed Kidnapping — Life
• Count XI: Armed Kidnapping — Life
• Count XII: Armed Sexual Battery — Life
• Count XIII: Armed Sexual Battery — Life
• Count XIV: Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine — 30 Years
• Count XV: Armed Burglary — 30 Years
• Count XVI: Armed Robbery — Life
• Count XVII: Armed Robbery — Life

Appeals

Robinson filed his Direct Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court on 10/30/89. The issues addressed included that:

• the trial court erred in denying motions for a continuance and a change of venue,
• the trial court erred in not severing the Coleman and Robinson trial,
• the trial court erred in not suppressing DNA testimony,
• the trial court erred in overriding the jury’s recommendation of a life sentence,
• the prosecutor acted in an inflammatory manner by placing the knives on the bench of the jury box,
• Robinson’s due-process rights were violated because he was shackled during the proceedings.

The Florida Supreme Court did not find errors that warranted reversing the conviction or sentence and affirmed the conviction and sentence on 06/25/92. Rehearing was denied on 10/15/92, and a mandate was issued on 11/16/92.

Post-conviction proceedings

Robinson filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the Florida Supreme Court on 12/15/91. The petition was denied on 02/13/92.

Robinson filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court on 11/08/93. The petition was denied on 02/28/94.

Robinson filed a 3.850 Motion in the Circuit Court on 07/03/95. The motion is currently pending.

Outcome

The conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Florida Supreme Court on 06/25/92, with rehearing denied on 10/15/92 and a mandate issued on 11/16/92. The United States Supreme Court denied the petition for writ of certiorari on 02/28/94. The 3.850 motion remains pending.

Other details

A statement of sentencing outcomes included that:

• Coleman was sentenced to Death for First-Degree Murder,
• Coleman was sentenced to four Life sentences for Kidnapping, Sexual Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Armed Burglary, and Robbery with a Deadly Weapon,
• Coleman received a 30-year sentence for Attempted First-Degree Murder.