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MUHAMMAD v. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 08-13495 Non-Argument Calendar.

554 F.3d 949 (2009)

Askari Abdullah MUHAMMAD, formerly known as Thomas Knight, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Florida Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 9, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda McDermott (Court-Appointed), McClain & McDermott, P.A., Wilton Manors, FL, D. Todd Doss (Court-Appointed), D. Todd Doss, P.A., Lake City, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Sandra Sue Jaggard, Miami, FL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before ANDERSON, BIRCH and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

Askari Abdullah Muhammad, formerly known as Thomas Knight, is a Florida inmate sentenced to death who seeks a certificate of appealability to appeal the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Muhammad has failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. We deny his application for a certificate of appealability.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1982, Muhammad was convicted of...

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