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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA ERIC SCOTT MYERS, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Appellant, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D17-803 JULIE L. JONES, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee. ________

Case: 15-15068 Date Filed: 10/18/2017 Page: 1 of 63 [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 15-15068 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 2:13-cv-00559-JES-CM ANTON J. KRAWCZUK,

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2022-2620 _____________________________ RICKY D. DIXON, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, Appellant, v. STACEY ANTONIO SCOTT, JR., LEAH JAMES FRAME, et al., Appellees. _____________________________ On appeal from the County Court for Leon County. Augustus D. Aikens, Jr., Judge.

PER CURIAM: Petitioner Willie Seth Crain, Jr., a prisoner represented by counsel in the District Court for his proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 , moved pro se for leave to file an amended motion for appointment of independent counsel an

677 F.3d 1117 (2012) Robert MORRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellee. No. 09-15471. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. April 20, 2012. *1119 James Vincent Viggiano (Court-Appointed), Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Tampa, FL, for Petitioner-AppeUant. Sco

HULL, Circuit Judge: On February 1, 2016, Petitioner Cary Lambrix filed a motion for a certificate of appealability (“COA”) in this Court. Lambrix, a Florida prisoner sentenced to death, seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his “Motion for Relief from Judgment Pursuant to Rule 60(b).” Although Lambrix’s initial 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition was denied in 1992, Lambrix’

644 F.3d 1206 (2011) Randall Scott JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees. No. 08-12289. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. June 28, 2011. *1207 Carol Contreras Rodriguez (Court-Appointed), Capital Collateral Regional Counsel—S

543 U.S. 934 SCOTTv.CROSBY, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL. No. 04-5778. Supreme Court of United States. October 12, 2004. 1 C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Case: 12-15581 Date Filed: 10/15/2013 Page: 1 of 79 [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 12-15581 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 8:92-cv-00539-EAK-EAJ CARL PUIATTI,

578 F.3d 1227 (2009) Curtis WINDOM, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees. No. 07-15876. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. August 10, 2009. *1229 Harry Philip Brody (Court-Appointed), Brody & Hazen, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Wi

Case: 12-15422 Date Filed: 05/21/2013 Page: 1 of 65 [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 12-15422 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:12-cv-23817-DTKH JOHN FERGUSON,

638 F.3d 1353 (2011) Eric S. BRANCH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellee. No. 10-11840. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. April 21, 2011. Michael Paul Reiter, Venice, FL, Eric Scott Branch, Raiford, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant. Thomas David Winokur, Charmaine M. Millsaps, Office of Atty.

MARTIN, Circuit Judge: Michael Anthony Tanzi pleaded guilty to murdering Janet Acosta and was sentenced to death based on a unanimous jury recommendation. See Tanzi v. State, 964 So.2d 106, 111 (Fla.2007) (Tanzi I) (per curiam). After his conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Florida Supreme Court on direct appeal, id. <

601 F.Supp.2d 1267 (2009) Scott MANSFIELD, Petitioner, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. Case No. 6:05-cv-1466-Orl-31KRS. United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division. February 26, 2009. *1274 James L. Driscoll, Jr., Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Tampa, FL, for Petitioner.

HULL, Circuit Judge: Petitioner Cary Lambrix, a Florida prisoner sentenced to death, appeals the district court’s denial of his pro se “Motion for Appointment of Substitute Collateral Counsel,” under 18 U.S.C. § 3599, to aid him in preparing and filing a second or successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 federal habeas petition based on Martinez v. Ryan,

557 F.3d 1257 (2009) Wayne TOMPKINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees. No. 09-10022. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. February 9, 2009. *1258 Martin J. McClain (Court-Appointed), Wilton Manors, FL, Neal A. Dupree

568 F.3d 929 (2009) Anthony LAMARCA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General of the State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees. No. 08-16775. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. May 19, 2009. *932 Linda McDermott (Court-Appointed), McClain & McDermott, P.A., Wilton Manors, FL

Case: 14-10486 Date Filed: 02/10/2014 Page: 1 of 20 [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 14-10486 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C.

535 F.3d 1286 (2008) Melvin TROTTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees. No. 07-15755. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. July 23, 2008. *1287 Carol Contreras Rodriquez (Court-Appointed), Capital Collateral Reg. Counsel, Tampa, FL

HULL, Circuit Judge: Ernest Downs, a Florida death row inmate, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. This appeal involves only the guilt phase of Downs’s trial. Downs argues that his convictions for first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder were obtained in violation of the Constitution because (1) the State with