TANZI v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 13-12421.

772 F.3d 644 (2014)

Michael Anthony TANZI, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Edward Kalil , Scott Gavin , Suzanne Myers Keffer , Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Scott A. Browne , Attorney General's Office, Tampa, FL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before MARCUS, WILLIAM PRYOR and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

Michael Anthony Tanzi pleaded guilty to murdering Janet Acosta and was sentenced to death based on a unanimous jury recommendation. See Tanzi v. State, 964 So.2d 106, 111 (Fla.2007) (Tanzi I) (per curiam). After his conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Florida Supreme Court on direct appeal, id. at 110, and that Court affirmed the denial of state postconviction relief, see Tanzi...

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