United States Eleventh Circuit

The denial of Petitioner's habeas petition in a capital case is affirmed, where the state court did not unreasonably apply federal precedent in holding that Petitioner was not denied effective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase of his trial, as presenting mitigation evidence would have undermined Petitioner's alibi.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/19/2009
• Published 03/19/2009

Judges

• DUBINA, Circuit Judge:, Before BIRCH, DUBINA and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Suzanne Myers Keffer, William M. Harris, III (Appointed by District Court). Capital Collateral Regional Counsel-South, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Appellant.


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