United States Eleventh Circuit

In a capital habeas matter, denial of the habeas petition is affirmed where 1) defense counsel's allegedly ineffective representation occurred before petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to counsel had attached with respect to the murder at issue; and 2) petitioner's Batson challenge to jury selection was barred by a state procedural rule.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/23/2009
• Published 07/23/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before TJOFLAT, BIRCH and WILSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Vincent Viggiano (Court-Appointed), Tampa, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leslie T. Campbell, West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent-Appellee.