Despite his repeated assertions that he was "high" on cocaine at the time he shot a law enforcement officer to death, the jury convicted the habeas petitioner in this case of first-degree murder and sentenced him to death. Under Florida law, first-degree murder requires a "premeditated design" to kill, which consists of a specific intent to kill coupled with premeditation. See Fla. Stat. §...
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