During a sworn deposition on March 1, 2017, Shane Romero as witness for the prosecution stated on the record that he never knew the family of the habitual offender, Adam King, prior to the accident. Romero states that as of a week after the accident King’s family was messaging back and forth with him. They […]
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20th Circuit Intentionally Stalling the Ruling?
BREAKING NEWS: Florida Defendant Still Waiting for Ruling on Motion Claiming Illegal Sentence LEE COUNTY, FL — January 2026A legal storm is brewing inside the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida, where a high-stakes motion filed by inmate Adam Murray Costello on June 30, 2025, continues to sit unresolved six months later. The motion—filed under Florida […]
Sinclair Lays Out the Case
In a request for documents to Ryan Doyle, son of Tommy Doyle who ran against Sinclair in the 2016 elections, Dan Sinclair appears to lay out the case with Adam Costello. See the PDF below for copies of the evidence Sinclair appears to be seeking on the case. Based on information in Costello’s own court […]
Costello’s Six Essential Elements
The following are the six essential elements the state was required to charge Costello with: Element 5 is an enhancement that becomes an essential element. The Apprendi implication caused this to be an essential element. An enhancement is when the state increases the minimum sentence. Elements one through four are the standard elements in Florida […]
28.4 Florida Standard Essential Elements
Florida Standard Jury Instruction 28.4 from the Florida Bar Web Site https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2023/12/28.4-1.docx These are the four standard essential elements.
BREAKING NEWS: Florida Inmate Files Explosive Habeas Petition Claiming Actual Innocence and “Non-Crime” Conviction
Jacksonville, FL — In a dramatic legal turn, a Florida inmate has filed an explosive federal petition alleging he is actually innocent, was never charged with an actual crime, and is currently imprisoned based on what he calls “non-criminal conduct” and catastrophic failures by prosecutors, defense attorneys, and state courts. The filing — a Petition […]
Adam’s State Habeas Corpus – in plain English
Adam Murray Costello has filed a habeas corpus petition asking a Florida court to overturn his conviction and release him from prison. A habeas corpus petition is a legal request that challenges whether someone is being held in prison legally. Costello argues that his conviction is unlawful because the State of Florida failed to properly […]
A Florida prisoner entered a plea to the hit and run statute that charged knew or should have known a crash occurred, a crime that did not exist as clarified in State v. Dorsett. The prisoner raised this error in a habeas corpus submitted in the trial court. Prior to the trial courts review, the sixth DA invoked original jurisdiction. Should the prisoner expect the petition to be granted?
Yes, the prisoner should expect the habeas corpus petition to be granted, as the State’s prosecution was based on a non-existent crime, as clarified in State v. Dorsett, and the felony hit-and-run statute requires actual knowledge of a crash. The invocation of original jurisdiction by the Sixth DA is irrelevant to the merits of the underlying […]
Jury Instructions
From the Florida Bar, 2025 28.4 LEAVING THE SCENE OF A CRASH INVOLVing [DEATH] [SERIOUS BODILY INJURY] [INJURY] § 316.027(2), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving [Death] [Serious Bodily Injury] [Injury], the State must prove the following four elements beyond a reasonable doubt: 1. (Defendant) was the […]
Second Amended 3.800(a) Motion to Correct Illegal Sentence
On September 11th, 2025, in the 20th Circuit Court (trial court) Costello filed a Second Amended Motion to Correct an Illegal Sentence. This motion clearly shows that Costello was never actually charged with, or convicted of a crime. The sentences on both counts are illegal. This motion can be filed at any time. i.e. no […]