Taylor v. Secretary, FL Dept. of Corrections, No. 12-12112 (11th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, convicted of first degree murder and sexual battery, appealed the district court's denial of habeas relief. The court concluded that the state court's refusal to grant relief based on the exclusion of the victim's sisters' proffered testimony was neither contrary to nor an unreasonable application of clearly established Supreme Court law. Further, petitioner failed to establish that the state court's determination about trial counsel's performance, regarding counsel calling petitioner to testify at trial and having him reenact the murder, was contrary to or an unreasonable application of Strickland v. Washington. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
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