KNIGHT v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 18-12488.

958 F.3d 1035 (2020)

Ronald KNIGHT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda McDermott , Federal Public Defender's Office, Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Ronald Knight, Pro Se.

Leslie Teresa Campbell , Lisa-Marie Lerner , Attorney General's Office, West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before MARTIN, JORDAN, and NEWSOM, Circuit Judges.


Death-sentenced Florida inmate Ronald Knight asks this Court to reverse the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition, which he filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He alleges that his counsel, Jose Sosa, rendered ineffective assistance under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668

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