PITTMAN v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 15-11807.

871 F.3d 1231 (2017)

David Joseph PITTMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. McClain , Linda McDermott , McClain & McDermott, PA, Wilton Manors, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Timothy A. Freeland , Attorney General's Office, Criminal Division, Tampa, FL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before MARCUS, JORDAN, and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.


In this capital case, David Joseph Pittman, a state prisoner in Florida convicted of the 1990 murder of Barbara, Clarence, and Bonnie Knowles, seeks federal habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Following a 9-3 recommendation by the jury in favor of death, the state trial court sentenced Pittman to death for each...

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