Steven Edward Stein

Case information

Steven Edward Stein was sentenced to death on July 23, 1991.

Timeline

• 01/23/91 — Stein was arrested.
• 02/07/91 — Stein was indicted on:
  • Count I — First-Degree Murder during the Commission of a Felony
  • Count II — First-Degree Murder during the Commission of a Felony
  • Count III — Robbery with a Deadly Weapon
• 06/20/91 — Stein was found guilty on all counts charged in the indictment.
• 06/20/91 — During advisory sentencing, the jury voted for the death penalty by a 10 to 2 majority.
• 07/23/91 — Stein was sentenced as follows:
  • Count I — First-Degree Murder during the Commission of a Felony — Death
  • Count II — First-Degree Murder during the Commission of a Felony — Death
  • Count III — Robbery with a Deadly Weapon — Life, less 182 days for time served
• 08/19/91 — Stein filed his Direct Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court.
• 01/13/94 — The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence.
• 03/15/94 — Rehearing was denied.
• 04/14/94 — A mandate was issued.
• 05/16/94 — Stein filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court.
• 10/03/94 — The United States Supreme Court denied the petition.
• 11/15/95 — Stein filed a 3.850 Motion in the Duval County Circuit Court.
• 06/21/96 — An amended motion was filed.
• 10/18/02 — An evidentiary hearing was held.
• 11/04/02 — The motion was denied in part.
• 05/03/02 — An amended motion was filed.
• 05/02/06 — The motion was denied entirely.
• 06/14/04 — Stein filed a 3.851 Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court.
• 01/28/05 — The appeal was denied.
• 06/30/06 — Stein filed another 3.851 Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court; the appeal is currently pending.

Trial

Stein was indicted on two counts of First-Degree Murder during the Commission of a Felony and one count of Robbery with a Deadly Weapon. Stein was found guilty on all counts charged in the indictment on 06/20/91. During advisory sentencing, the jury voted for the death penalty by a 10 to 2 majority.

Sentencing

On 07/23/91, Stein was sentenced as follows:

Appeals

Direct appeal

Stein filed his Direct Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court on 08/19/91. He raised several issues on Direct Appeal, including:

• The trial judge erred in not suppressing statements he made.
• Allowing a suppression hearing to continue after Stein’s counsel had left.
• Not declaring a mistrial after prejudicial remarks were made in front of the jury. Stein also argued that mitigating and aggravating circumstances were mishandled. The Florida Supreme Court did not find errors that warranted reversing the conviction or sentence. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence on 01/13/94. Rehearing was denied on 03/15/94. A mandate was issued on 04/14/94.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Stein filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court on 05/16/94. The United States Supreme Court denied the petition on 10/03/94.

Post-conviction motion (3.850)

Stein filed a 3.850 Motion in the Duval County Circuit Court on 11/15/95. Amended motions were filed on 06/21/96 and 05/03/02. An evidentiary hearing was held on 10/18/02. The motion was denied in part on 11/04/02 and denied entirely on 05/02/06.

3.851 appeals in Florida Supreme Court

On 06/14/04, Stein filed a 3.851 Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court. The appeal was denied on 01/28/05. Stein filed a 3.851 Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court on 06/30/06; the appeal is currently pending.

Other details

The case record included the notation: “Christmas was sentenced on 11/12/91. He received three life sentences for the two counts of First-Degree Murder during the Commission of a Felony and for one count of Robbery with a Deadly Weapon.”