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MEEKS v. SINGLETARY

No. 87-3281.

963 F.2d 316 (1992)

Douglas Ray MEEKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harry K. SINGLETARY, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender Rehabilitation, and Tom Barton, Superintendent of Florida State Prison at Starke, Florida, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 29, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Stitt, Key West, Fla., Billy N. Nolas, Tallahassee, Fla., Julie D. Naylor, Ocala, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Richard E. Doran, Carolyn Snurkowski, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondents-appellees.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge.

TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

Douglas Ray Meeks is a Florida prison inmate. In two separate trials, Meeks was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. Meeks appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988) without an evidentiary hearing.

We reverse the district court's denial of habeas relief and remand the case for proceedings...

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