Jones v. GDCP Warden, No. 11-14774 (11th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, convicted of murder and robbery, moved the court to recall its 2014 mandate denying his petition for habeas corpus relief and to reconsider his original habeas petition after the full Court issues an en banc decision in a different, although currently pending case, Wilson v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic Prison. The court concluded that it was foreclosed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), 28 U.S.C. 2244(b), and Supreme Court precedent from recalling the mandate denying habeas relief; even if the court were not foreclosed and examined the merits of his motion, the court would still deny it because, regardless of how Wilson is decided, petitioner’s claim is without merit; and, even if the court could recall the mandate, the court's respect for the State of Georgia’s interest in the finality of its criminal judgments would strongly counsel against doing so. Further, the court denied petitioner's motion to stay his execution because, regardless of how Wilson is decided, petitioner has not shown a substantial likelihood that he will prevail on the merits of his underlying claim
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