REESE v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 11-12178.

675 F.3d 1277 (2012)

John Loveman REESE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank John Tassone, Jr. and Richard Adam Sichta (Court-Appointed), Tassone & Sichta, LLC, Jacksonville, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Meredith Charbula , Tallahassee, FL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before CARNES, PRYOR and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

John Loveman Reese, a Florida prisoner sentenced to death for the murder and sexual battery of Charlene Austin, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Reese contends that, during the sentencing phase of his trial, the lead prosecutor made several improper arguments that persuaded the jury to recommend a death sentence, in violation of his right to due process, and that the decision of the Supreme Court of Florida to deny...

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