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MUHAMMAD v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPT.

No. 12-16243.

733 F.3d 1065 (2013)

Askari Abdullah MUHAMMAD, f.k.a. Thomas Knight, Petitioner-Appellee Cross Appellant, v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellants Cross Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda McDermott , McClain & McDermott, PA, Wilton Manors, FL, for Petitioner-Appellee Cross Appellant.

Sandra Jaggard , Attorney General's Office, Miami, FL, for Respondents-Appellants Cross Appellees.

Before MARCUS, WILSON, and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

To learn about the gridlock and inefficiency of death penalty litigation, look no further than this appeal. Askari Abdullah Muhammad kidnapped and murdered Sydney and Lillian Gans four decades ago, in 1974. A Florida jury convicted Muhammad of murder, a Florida judge sentenced him to death, and the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed his conviction and sentence on direct appeal. While he awaited state collateral review, Muhammad killed

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