United States Eleventh Circuit

Denial of habeas relief from murder conviction and death sentence is affirmed over claims that: 1) petitioner's constitutional right to confrontation was violated when the state trial court admitted at both the guilt and penalty stages of his trial hearsay statements by the victim; and 2) petitioner's constitutional right to be present at all the critical stages of his trial was violated as he was absent from the courtroom at the end of the jury phase of the sentence stage.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/09/2007
• Published 11/09/2007

Judges

• CARNES, Circuit Judge:, Before ANDERSON, CARNES and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Linda McDermott (Court-Appointed), McClain & McDermott, P.A., Wilton Manors, FL, for Hodges.


• For Appellees:
  
• Katherine Vickers Blanco, Tampa, FL, for Respondents-Appellees.