JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The State Attorney’s Office on Thursday responded to a motion calling for sanctions against the office filed by the attorneys for Shanna Gardner, who is accused of plotting to have her ex-husband killed in 2022.
The state denied the claims made in the motion, saying Gardner’s motion for sanctions reasserts several failed claims and allegations previously presented to the court.
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Jose Baez, Gardner’s attorney, filed the motion which included 12 arguments that accuse the state of abusing its authority.
The state used a previous finding from the court that said they hadn’t made any discovery violations and also said they debunked the claims about issuing illegal subpoenas.
The motion by Baez claimed that the prosecutor issued an “ex-parte investigative subpoena” in June 2024 to J.B., who was identified as an “alleged unindicted co-conspirator” in the case. According to the motion, the use of the subpoena by the prosecutor was “illegal” because Gardner listed J.B. as a defense witness in December 2023.
The state also said it learned about Henry Tenon, the admitted gunman who recently recanted part of his testimony, saying he provided false testimony to the court in a transcript that was buried along with 80 other discovery files.
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The state rejected the claim that Tenon hadn’t testified truthfully, providing notes from a Jan. 14 meeting with Tenon the day after he was in court, claiming he made a false testimony.