OWEN v. SECRETARY FOR DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 07-14727.

568 F.3d 894 (2009)

Duane E. OWEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General of the State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Driscoll, Jr. (Court-Appointed), Capital Collateral Reg. Cousel-Middle Region, Tampa, FL, for Owen.

Celia A. Terenzio, West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before DUBINA, HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.


HULL, Circuit Judge:

In this capital case, Duane E. Owen appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his convictions for the murder and sexual battery of Georgianna Worden and his death sentence on the murder conviction. The certificate of appealability ("COA") encompasses fourteen claims that fall into four categories: (1) five ineffective-trial-counsel claims that the state collateral court found...

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