MORRIS v. SECRETARY DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 09-15471.

677 F.3d 1117 (2012)

Robert MORRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Vincent Viggiano (Court-Appointed), Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Tampa, FL, for Petitioner-AppeUant.

Scott Andrew Browne , Tampa, FL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON, BARKETT and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.


MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

Robert Morris was convicted in 1999 of first-degree murder, burglary of a dwelling, and robbery with a deadly weapon after the brutal killing of an 88-year-old woman in her Lakeland, Florida apartment. He was sentenced to death. After direct appeal and postconviction proceedings in state court, Morris filed his federal habeas petition, raising fourteen claims of trial court error and ineffective assistance...

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