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" # $ D% & D' Ò )ªƒ3|x( , (ÿÿ$˜˜Ìà0 àà à(ÿÿ$™™à0 àà0 àà à((ÿÿ$ššà0 àà0 àà0 àà à(2ÿÿ$››à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà à(<ÿÿ$œœà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà à1 d(ÿÿ$  ÌÿU‹ÿÀÀÀïta*× Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔThe€evidence€showed€that€Ms.€Smith€was€in€all€likelihoodÐ ° Ðstabbed€by€a€right„handed€person€(R.€1739,€1816).€€Jody€is€left„¼handed. ÒÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔMs.€Smith€was€found€with€a€chocolate€bar€on€her€exposedÐ ° Ðabdomen. Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔHenry€Jackson€had€previously€been€convicted€of€a€homicide€(PC„Ð ° ТR2£.€2615„16).€€Jody€Wrightððs€prosecuting€attorney,€James€Dunning,Ïhad€represented€Henry€Jackson€when€Mr.€Jackson€was€prosecuted€forÏthe€homicide€(PC„¢R2£.€2432).€€Mr.€Jackson€also€had€a€burglaryÏconviction€for€burglarizing€Earl€Smithððs€house€which€was€acrossÏthe€street€from€Ms.€Smithððs€residence€(PC„¢R2£.€2432,€2434„35). ˜Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú17Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔDuring€the€deliberations€the€jury€asked€for€the€testimony€ofÐ ° ÐMs.€Ô_Ô¢Lasko£Ô_Ô,€a€Ô_Ô¢FDLE£Ô_Ô€technician€who€had€conducted€an€analysis€ofÏhair€found€on€Ms.€Smithððs€body€and€was€unable€to€match€it€to€JodyÏWright.€€The€jury€also€asked€for€the€testimony€of€Dr.€Ô_Ô¢Latimer£Ô_Ô,Ïthe€medical€examiner€who€concluded€the€assailant€was€probablyÏright„handed.€€However,€Judge€Perry€refused€to€provide€the€juryÏwith€the€testimony€(R.€2899„2908). ñÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔThe€stab€wounds€on€Ms.€Smith€were€consistent€with€a€pocketÐ ° Ðknife€„€ð ða€sharp„edged€weapon€about,€oh,€a€half„an„inch€in€widthÏand€an€eighth€of€an€inch€in€thickness,€and€not€particularly€longððÏ(R.€1822).€€Between€2:00€and€3:00€¢pm£.€on€February€6,€1983,ÏClayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€sold€Earl€Smith€a€pocket€knife€for€$5.00. EÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔThe€jury€also€did€not€hear€certain€undisclosed€impeachmentÐ ° Ðevidence€regarding€Charles€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô.€€Besides€the€disclosedÏimmunity€on€the€accessory€to€murder€charges,€the€prosecutor€gaveÏCharles€ð ða€limited€grant€of€immunityðð€regarding€the€illegal€scrapÏmetal€business€that€he€and€Jody€had€operated€together€(PC„¢R1£.Ï756).€€Charles€has€acknowledged€that€he€was€ð ðscared€of€gettingÏinto€trouble€for€thisðð€(PC„¢R1£.€652).€€And€because€¢Paige£€hadÏknowledge€of€the€illegal€business,€he€was€worried€she€may€getÏinto€trouble€too.€€This€additional€immunity€was€not€disclosed€toÏdefense€counsel€(PC„¢R1£.€652).€€Moreover,€the€prosecutor€met€withÏCharles€on€a€daily€basis€in€the€week€or€so€leading€up€to€trialÏ(PC„¢R1£.€756,€758).€€The€prosecutor€wrote€out€Charlesðð€answers€toÏthe€questions€that€he€intended€to€ask€at€trial€(PC„¢R1£.€763,€766).€ÏThe€prosecutor€then€ð ðgave€it€to€Charles€¢Westberry£€prior€to€trial,Ïasked€him€to€review€it,€go€over€it,€make€sure€what€was€there€wasÏthe€truth.ðð€(PC„¢R1£.€757).€€Charles€was€instructed€to€return€theÏwritten€answers€to€the€prosecutor€prior€to€taking€the€stand€(PC„¼¢R1£.€759).€€Charles€remained€in€jail€until€a€week€after€hisÏtestimony€when€he€was€finally€released€(PC„¢R1£.€701).€€In€1988,ÏCharles€testified€that€he€had€been€given€typed€answers€to€readÏover€in€preparing€to€testify€at€Jodyððs€trial€(PC„¢R1£.€670,€678).€ÏHe€still€had€the€documents€when€he€was€released€from€jail,€butÏsubsequently€was€unable€to€find€them€(PC„¢R1£.€669„70).€€TheÏexistence€of€these€written€answers€was€not€disclosed€to€defenseÏcounsel€at€trial,€and€the€written€answers€have€never€surfacedÏduring€the€post„conviction€process€(PC„¢R1£.€762).€€ –Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú15Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔMr.€Dunning€was€suspended€from€the€practice€of€law€shortlyÐ ° Ðbefore€the€1988€evidentiary€hearing,€although€the€suspension€wasÏnot€disclosed€by€Mr.€Dunning€at€the€time€of€the€evidentiaryÏhearing€(PC„¢R2£.€1836,€2592,€Ô_Ô¢Exh£Ô_Ô.€45).€€ Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔOf€course,€when€Kim€Holt€was€interviewed€on€February€28th,€sheÐ ° Ðindicated€the€scratches€were€already€present€at€4:30€¢pm£. [Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔWanda€Brown€in€her€February€7th€statement€had€advised€lawÐ ° Ðenforcement€that€she€had€witnessed€an€encounter€betweenÏÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€and€Ms.€Smith€on€Saturday,€February€5th.€ Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú13Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔ€No€hair€was€obtained€from€either€Jackson€nor€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€forÐ ° Ðforensic€comparisons€to€the€hair€found€on€Ms.€Smithððs€body€(PC„¼¢R1£.€1003).€€No€fingerprints€comparisons€were€conducted€betweenÏJacksonððs€and€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ôððs€known€prints€and€the€unidentifiedÏprints€of€value€found€at€the€crime€scene€(PC„¢R1£.€1003,€R.€2051). Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú20Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔThe€previously€undisclosed€records€were€in€fact€introducedÐ ° Ðinto€evidence€at€the€December€1997€evidentiary€hearing.€€¢Exh£.€47. ÅÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXÔJustice€Blackmun€in€his€dissent€from€the€denial€of€a€writ€ofÐ ° Ðcertiorari€said€ð ðthis€case€comes€down€to€Wrightððs€word€againstÐ ´ ¤ ÐÔ_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ôððs.ðð€€òòWright€v.€Floridaóó,€474€U.S.€1094,€1097Ð ° Ð(1986)(Blackmun,€J.,€dissenting). ïÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú14Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔA€fingerprint€identified€as€Jodyððs€had€been€found€on€Ms.Ð ° ÐSmithððs€stove€(R.€2057).€€Jody€acknowledged€that€he€and€PaulÏHouse€had€previously€gone€into€Ms.€Smithððs€home€ð ðto€look€aroundððÏ(R.€2563).€€Paul€House€confirmed€that€he€and€Jody€had€gone€intoÏMs.€Smithððs€residence€in€January€of€1982€without€permission€whenÏMs.€Smith€was€not€home€(R.€2396).€ sÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú30Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔOf€course€as€has€been€previously€noted,€Taylor€DouglasÐ ° Ðtestified€that€he€believed€that€the€money€came€from€tree€trimmingÏ(PC„¢R1£.€956).€€Wanda€Brownððs€statement€indicates€that€on€SaturdayÏa€social€security€check€was€not€delivered€to€Henry€Jackson€(PC„¼¢R2£.€447).€€And€Henry€Jacksonððs€statement€indicates€that€theÏsubstance€on€his€face€was€blood,€and€that€he€got€scratched€in€aÏfight€on€Sunday€night,€apparently€after€Kim€Holt€observed€theÏscratch€marks€on€Sunday€afternoon€(PC„¢r1£.€378). ãÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔIn€the€intervening€years,€Taylor€Douglas€had€been€electedÐ ° ÐPutnam€County€Sheriff. áÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú18Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€Xn+XXXÔThis€Court€quoted€Judge€Perryððs€order€virtually€verbatim€inÐ ° Ðits€opinion€affirming€on€appeal. 1Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú35Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€Xn+XXXÔIn€fact,€such€a€statement€has€never€surfaced€in€all€of€theÐ ° Ðextensive€Chapter€119€discovery,€just€as€no€polygraph€examinationÏof€either€Jackson€or€Strickland€has€ever€surfaced. gÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔJames€Dunning,€the€prosecutor,€testified€in€1988€that€thisÐ ° Ðdocument€ð ðshould€have€been€givenðð€to€defense€counsel€because€itÏcontained€information€that€ð ðmay€[be]€considered€[]€favorable€toÏthe€Defenseðð(PC„¢R1£.€724„25). ªÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔMr.€Dunning€testified€in€1988€that€he€did€not€remember€whetherÐ ° Ðhe€had€this€statement€prior€to€trial,€but€if€he€had€it,€heÏð ð[¢c]ertainly£ðð€would€have€disclosed€to€defense€counsel€(PC„¢R1£.Ï727).€€In€fact,€Mr.€Dunning€acknowledged€that€he€would€have€beenÏobligated€to€disclose€it€(òòIdóó.). Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔIn€1988,€Taylor€Douglas€testified€that€he€recalled€that€theÐ ° Ðpolice€accounted€for€Jacksonððs€possession€of€money€and€hisÏscratched€face€because€they€determined€that€Jackson€had€done€someÏtree€trimming.€€However€when€pressed,€Taylor€Douglas€had€nothingÏto€support€this€belief€(PC„¢R1£.€956).€€James€Dunning€testifiedÏthat€he€had€been€advised€that€the€sheriffððs€office€hadÏð ð¢substantiate[d£]€that€the€money€he€had€came€from€a€SocialÏSecurity€check€he€had€cashed,€and€that€the€substance€that€was€onÏhim€turned€[out]€to€be€paint€as€opposed€to€blood€(PC„¢R1£.€721).€Ð D ” ¤ ÐWhen€confronted€with€Jacksonððs€sworn€statement,€Captain€MillerÏacknowledged€that€Jacksonððs€under€oath€statement€indicated€thatÏð ðhe€got€scratched€at€his€sisterððs.ðð€(PC„¢R1£.€1068).€€CaptainÏMiller€explained€his€previously€stated€belief€that€Jackson€gotÏthe€scratches€while€trimming€trees€as€the€result€of€his€failureÏto€ð ðrefresh[]€my€memory€with€these€documentsðð€(òòIdóó.).€€Of€course,Ð ` ° ÐJacksonððs€sworn€statement€indicated€that€he€got€scratched€SundayÏnight€and€did€not€explain€how€Kim€Holt€saw€the€scratches€SundayÏafternoon.€ •Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú36Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔThis€included€the€newly€disclosed€evidence€that€in€1984€shortly€after€Mr.€Wrightððs,€trialÐ ° Ðanother€elderly€woman,€Grace€Moore,€reported€that€Henry€Jackson€had€come€to€her€houseÏwanting€money€from€her.€€She€subsequently€woke€up€with€a€bump€on€her€head€and€the€money€inÏher€pantyhose€gone. äÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú16Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔOn€October€3,€1991,€€Ô_ÔJudge€Perry€resigned€his€position€as€aÐ ° Ðcircuit€judge€in€settlement€of€judicial€inquiry€which€allegedÏjudicial€improprieties€(PC„¢R2£.€2590„92,€Ô_Ô¢Exh£Ô_Ô.€44).€€The€inquiryÏconcerned€judicial€misconduct€in€1988€and€1989€involving€improperÏex€parte€conduct€and€not€displaying€impartiality.€ \Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú21Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThe€memorandum€was€from€Paul€¢Usina£€and€stated€ð ðI€have€foundÐ ° Ð[Walter€Perkins}€to€be€lazy€and€unwilling€to€perform€fully€hisÏcapabilities.€€Additionally,€I€feel€that€Mr.€Perkins€is€notÏtrustworthy.ðð€(¢Exh£.€47).< Œ 9`("Courier 10cpi rÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú19Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔJudge€Perry€did€not€reveal€at€this€time€or€at€any€time€whileÐ ° Ðhe€presided€over€the€case€that€he€too€was€a€special€deputyÏsheriff€in€Putnam€County€(¢Exh£.€40,€¢Pellicer£€¢DÔ_Ôepo£.,Ô_Ô€at€19Ô_ÔÔ_Ô).€ÏSpecial€deputy€appointments€were€given€to€political€allies€ofÏSheriff€Ô_Ô¢Pellicer£Ô_Ô€(¢Exh£.€19,€Miller€¢DÔ_Ôepo£.,Ô_Ô€at€7).€€People€like€toÏhave€a€ð ðdeputy€card,ðð€ð ðwhen€they€got€stopped€for€speeding€theyÏpulled€card€[sic],€you€know,€Oh,€are€you€a€deputy€sheriff?€€Oh,Ïyeah.€€Be€careful,€Sheriff,€go€ahead€ð"ð€a€courtesy€card,€stillÏcall€it€that.ðð€(¢Exh£.€40,€¢Pellicer£€¢Depo£.,€at€20).€€See€closing€atÏPC„¢R2£.€1049. .Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú31Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€Xn+XXXÔThe€receipts€were€introduced€into€evidence€by€Mr.€Wright€andÐ ° Ðsupported€Mr.€Pearlððs€testimony€that€he€did€not€receive€the€Luce,ÏBrown€or€Holt€statements€(PC„R1.€793„807). ÈÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú33Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€Xn+XXXÔJodyððs€mother€had€died€after€Jodyððs€arrest€and€before€hisÐ ° Ðtrial. ÕÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú32Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€Xn+XXXÔCharlotte€Martinez€was€accompanied€by€Cynthia€Kurkendall,€herÐ ° Ðsister,€when€the€decanter€was€handed€over€to€Mr.€Dunning€duringÏthe€trial€(PC„R1.€771„72).€€According€to€Mr.€Dunning,€he€had€seenÏCynthia€ð ðon€several€occasions€[]€at€bars€and€so€forth,€hadÏconversations€with€her,€knew€herðð€(PC„R1.€773).€€Subsequently,€heÏmarried€Cynthia.RRoberts v. Singletary, 29 F.3d 1474, 1471 \›òòRoberts€v.€Singletaryóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à29€F.3d€1474€(11th€Cir.€1994) ù Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú37Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԇX­nXXXÔIn€support€of€his€òòBradyóó€claim€regarding€Michelle€¢Rimondi£,€Ô#†XXòXXX­nP#ÔÔ‡X­nXXXXòÔMr.Ð ° ÐRoberts€previously€presented€notes€from€the€State€AttorneyððsÏRoberts€file€which€were€disclosed€to€Mr.€Roberts€during€post„¼conviction€proceedings.€€Several€of€these€exhibits€reflectedÏMichelle€¢Rimondi£ððs€desire€for€money€from€Mr.€Robertsðð€prosecutor,ÏSam€Rabin.€€One€note€provided:€ð ðSam€call€Michelle€271„9855Ï(Money).ðð€€Another€note€included€a€phone€message€to€ð ðSamðð€fromÏð ðMichelle€¢Rimondi£ðð€ð ðRe:€€money.ðð€€A€third€note€provided:Ïð ðMichelle€¢Rimondi£€„„€Holiday€Inn€324„0800€„„€Iððll€tell€her€to€beÏhere€@€10:00€a.m.€€I€have€to€give€her€money.ððÔ#†XXòXXX­nÔ#ÔÐ 4 „   Ðà  àÔ‡X­nXXXXòÔAdditionally,€Mr.€Robertsðð€previously€presented€anÐ ° Ðundisclosed€letter€to€Ms.€¢Rimondi£ððs€parents€threatening€to€takeÏaction€regarding€Michelle.€€There€was,€and€is,€no€question€thatÏMs.€¢Rimondi£€was€supporting€herself€at€the€time€of€Mr.€¢Napoles£'Ïdeath€through€prostitution€and€that€she€was€actively€trying€toÏrecruit€other€teenage€girls€to€the€business€(R.€670).€€She€alsoÏtestified€at€trial€that€she€was€engaged€in€the€use€of€illegalÏdrugs€(R.€2238„44).€€Certainly€this€establishes€a€substantialÏcriminal€history€for€a€sixteen€year€old.€€Yet€despite€Mr.€RabinððsÏwarning€in€his€letter€ð ðto€take€further€actionðð€if€Ms.€¢Rimondi£€didÏnot€maintain€contact€with€him€twice€weekly€and€otherwise€abide€byÏhis€conditions,€when€Ms.€¢Rimondi£€was€subsequently€charged€withÏgrand€theft,€she€simply€received€pretrial€intervention.Ô#†XXòXXX­nž#ÔÐ ð@  Ðà  àÔ‡X­nXXXXòÔWhen€she€was€arrested€for€grand€theft€in€November€of€1985,Ð à0  Ðshe€immediately€wanted€to€talk€to€Mr.€Robertsðð€prosecutingÏattorney€(PC„R.€263).€€Whatever€the€prosecutorððs€mental€state€asÏto€his€intent€to€help€her,€the€important€thing€was€what€sheÏwanted.€€She€wanted€to€use€her€trump.€€She€wanted€help€in€herÏcriminal€case,€and€she€viewed€the€prosecutor€in€Mr.€Robertsðð€caseÏas€a€person€who€would€help€her.€€This€was€a€specific€example€ofÏher€willingness€to€use€her€testimony€to€help€herself.€€ThisÏinformation€along€with€Mr.€Rabinððs€letter€would€have€beenÏimportant€for€the€jury€to€know€in€analyzing€Ms.€¢Rimondi£ððsÏmotivations€and€credibility.Ô#†XXòXXX­nW#ÔÐ @ Ðà  àÔ‡X­nXXXXòÔFinally,€there€was€Dr.€Rao,€who€was€the€Stateððs€rapeÐ 0€ Ðtreatment€doctor€who€examined€Miss€¢Rimondi£€after€the€allegedÏrape.€€An€undisclosed€note€in€the€prosecutionððs€possessionÏprovided:€ð ðDr.€Rao€...€„€didnððt€believe€Vððs€story€„„€canððtÏbelieve€anyone€who€witnessed€homicide€„„€not€as€upset€as€wouldððveÏthought€„„€very€cool€and€collected.ðð€€Another€undisclosed€noteÏprovided:€ð ðDr.€Valerie€Rao€...€Got€story€for€Michelle€abt€whatÏhappened€„„€didnððt€believe€¢homic£.€and€confirmed€at€M.E.ððs€¢ofc£.ðð€Ïð ðLast€coitus€6„3„84€=€¢10A£€Manny€not€sure.ððÔ#†XXòXXX­n^ #Ô×Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87 (19631 M›òòBrady€v.€Marylandóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à373€U.S.€83€(1963)ÙGiglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 11 V›òò¢Giglio£€v.€United€Statesóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à405€U.S.€150€(1972)Gorham v. State, 597 So. 2d 782 (Fla. 191 U›òò¢Gorham£€v.€Stateóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à597€So.€2d€782€(Fla.€1992)Roman v. State, 528 So. 2d 1169 (Fla. 191 S›òòRoman€v.€Stateóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à528€So.€2d€1169€(Fla.€1988)1 Kyles v. Whitley1 2›€òò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€115€S.€Ct.€1555€(1995)(ÿÿ$òòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóó(-!2Vf$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó ¸Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú25Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔMr.€Wright€passed€a€polygraph€while€relating€these€facts. ÖÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú26Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔDenise€Easter€was€sharing€a€bedroom€with€Charles€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô€atÐ ° Ðthe€trailer€belonging€to€Allen€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô,€Charlesðð€brother.€€SheÏreported€at€Jodyððs€trial€that€she€and€Charles€had€gone€to€bedÏaround€1:00€am.€(R.€1925).€€Charles€had€gotten€up€at€some€pointÏduring€the€night.€€When€she€awoke€the€next€morning,€Jody€wasÏasleep€on€the€living€room€couch.€€This€was€not€an€unusualÏoccurrence.€€Jody€had€no€blood€on€his€clothes€that€she€observed.€€Ìœ€€€Similarly,›€Allen€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô€testified€that€he€saw€Jody€on€theÏcouch€at€7:00€a.m.,€and€Beverly€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô,€Allenððs€wife,€saw€JodyÏon€the€couch€when€she€got€up€at€6:30€am.€(R.€1946,€1957).€ÏNeither€noticed€anything€looking€like€blood€on€his€clothing. „Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú27Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔAccording€to€Page,€Charles€reported€that€Jody€had€claimed€toÐ ° Ðhave€used€a€kitchen€knife€to€slit€Ms.€Smith€throat.€€In€fact,€Ms.ÏSmith€had€been€stabbed€twelve€times€with€a€pocketknife.Ìœ€€€Originally,›€Charles€œhad€told›€Page€œthat›€Jody€had€arrived€atÏCharlesðð€trailer€ð ðcovered€with€blood.ðð€€Charles€œhad€thought›€JodyÏhad€been€in€accident.€€Charles€œhad€said›€that€Jody€œhad€showed›€himÏ$243.00€in€small€bills.€€Subsequently€at€Jodyððs€trial,€CharlesÏreported€considerably€less€blood,€and€claimed€Jody€said€he€gotÏ$290.00€from€Ms.€Smithððs€purse€as€well€as€a€jar€of€change.€€DueÏto€the€condition€of€Ms.€Smithððs€house€and€the€manner€in€which€sheÏlived,€there€was€no€evidence€that€a€specific€amount€of€money€orÏspecific€items€were€missing. þÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú24Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔThe€evidence€at€trial€was€that€Mr.€Wright€had€wonÐ ° Ðapproximately€thirty€dollars€in€the€poker€game€(R.€1874). GÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú23Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔThe€enterprise€was€quite€lucrative.€€Charles€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_ÔÐ ° Ðacknowledged€that€one€sale€in€mid„march€of€1983€resulted€in€$1200Ïin€proceeds€(R.€2183„95). ÌÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú34Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔDespite€intensive€effort€to€locate€these€polygraph€results,Ð ° Ðthey€have€never€been€produced€pursuant€to€Chapter€119.€€And€inÏMarch€of€1997,€Taylor€Douglas€testified€that€he€does€not€rememberÏfor€sure€that€polygraph€exams€were€actually€given€to€HenryÏJackson€and€Clayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô. ˆÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú28Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔIn€denying€the€3.850€motion€in€1989,€Judge€Perry€addressedÐ ° ÐJodyððs€claim€the€statement€was€in€fact€merely€a€statementÏinvoking€silence€and€its€introduction€violated€òòMirandaóó.€€JudgeÐ ¤ô D ÐPerry€said€ð ðthe€Florida€Supreme€Court€has€held€that€allowing€suchÏstatements€to€be€admitted€at€trial€was€harmless€error,€when,€asÏin€the€instant€case,€the€improper€statement€was€not€the€primaryÏevidence€linking€the€Defendant€to€the€crime,€but€ratherÏcumulative€to€the€evidence€presented€by€the€key€witness.Ï[Citation.]€Therefore,€even€if€the€Defendantððs€allegation€of€aÏFifth€Amendment€violation€is€taken€as€true,€the€Defendantððs€claimÏis€insufficient€to€merit€relief.ðð€€òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€581€So.2d€atÐ @  Ð884.€ ´Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú36Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔThis›€included€the€newly€disclosed€evidence€that€in€1984Ð ° Ðshortly€after€Mr.€Wrightððs,€trial€another€elderly€woman,€GraceÏMoore,€reported€that€Henry€Jackson€had€come€to€her€house€wantingÏmoney€from€her.€€She€subsequently€woke€up€with€a€bump€on€her€headÏand€the€money€in€her€pantyhose€gone. Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú22Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔFingerprint€comparisons€for€Henry€Jackson€and€ClaytonÐ ° ÐÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€were€not€done. ?Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú29Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔAs€it€turned€out,€one€of€the€individuals€who€came€forwardÐ ° Ðwith€this€evidence€was€Cynthia€¢Kurkendall£€who€the€prosecutor€wasÏdating€and€subsequently€married€(PC„¢R1£.€773).Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXÔÔ_Ô€à@¨ ¨ ìàIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€FLORIDAˆÐ ° ÐÌà@´´!ìàCASE€NO.€¢SC00£„1389ˆÌÌß?€' 4˜pdE4op?ßÐ pÀ ÐÌà@ðð"ìàJOEL€DALE€WRIGHT,ˆÌÌà@ìì*ìàˆà  àAppellant,ÌÌà@tt)ìàv.ˆÌÌà@ðð"ìàSTATE€OF€FLORIDA,ˆÌÌà@ìì*ìàˆà  àAppellee.ÌÌß?€' 4@pdE4Îp?ßÐ Ï ÐÌÌà@l l ìàON€APPEAL€FROM€THE€CIRCUIT€COURTˆÌà@l l ìàOF€THE€SEVENTH€JUDICIAL€CIRCUIT,ˆÌà@  ìàIN€AND€FOR€PUTNAM€COUNTY,€STATE€OF€FLORIDAˆÌÌß?€' 4pdE4}p?ßÐ ~Î ÐÌÌß?€' Œ  ÀdEŒ lÀ?ßÐ m½ ÐÌÌà@Ô Ô ìàINITIAL€BRIEF€OF€APPELLANTˆÌÌß?€' Œ ÐÀdEŒ ;À?ßÐ <Œ ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àMARTIN€J.€¢MCCLAIN£Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àSpecial€Assistant€¢CCRC£„SouthÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àFlorida€Bar€No.€0754773Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à9701€Shore€Rd.€€Apt.€1„DÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àBrooklyn,€NY€€11209Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à(718)€748„2332ÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àOFFICE€OF€THE€CAPITAL€COLLATERAL€Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àREGIONAL€COUNSEL€FOR€THEÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àSOUTHERN€REGIONÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à101€¢N.E.£€3rd€Ave.€Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àSuite€400Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àFt.€Lauderdale,€FL€€33301ÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àCOUNSEL€FOR€APPELLANTÐ K-›(0 ЇÓÓÐ  ° ÐØØÙÙÓ  ÓÑ8€L XXdðXXdð8Ñà@ ìàò òòòÔ  ÔPRELIMINARY€STATEMENTó óóóÔ ¡ ԈР° Ðà  àThis€proceeding€involves€the€appeal€of€the€circuit€courtððsÏdenial€of€Mr.€Wrightððs€amended€motion€for€post„conviction€reliefÏfollowing€this€Courtððs€remand€for€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€òòWrightÐ P   Ðv.€Stateóó,€581€So.2d€882€(Fla.€1991).€€On€June€5,€2000,€theÐ 0 € Ðcircuit€court€denied€Mr.€Wrightððs€claims€two€and€a€half€yearsÏafter€the€evidentiary€hearing€and€only€after€Mr.€Wright€filed€aÏpetition€for€a€writ€of€mandamus€with€this€Court.€€See€òòWright€v.Ð Ð  ÐStateóó,€Sup.€Case€No.€¢SC00£„1119.€€Citations€in€this€brief€toÐ ° Ðdesignate€references€to€the€records,€followed€by€the€appropriateÏpage€number,€are€as€follows:Ìà  àð ðR.€___ðð€„€Record€on€appeal€to€this€Court€in€first€directÏappeal;Ìà  àð ðPC„¢R1£.€___ðð€„€Record€on€appeal€to€this€Court€from€1989Ïdenial€of€the€Motion€to€Vacate€Judgment€and€Sentence;Ìà  àð ðPC„¢R2£.€___ðð€„€Record€on€appeal€to€this€Court€from€2000Ïdenial€of€the€Amended€Motion€to€Vacate€Judgment€and€Sentence;Ìà  àAll€other€citations€will€be€self„explanatory€or€willÏotherwise€be€explained.Ìà@xx!ìàò òòòCERTIFICATE€OF€FONTóóó óˆÐ P( #& Ðà  àThis€brief€is€typed€in€Courier€12€point€not€proportionatelyÏspaced.Ð ,`'* Ðà@ìàòòò òREQUEST€FOR€ORAL€ARGUMENTó óóóˆÐ ° Ðà  àThis€is€an€appeal€from€the€denial€of€post„conviction€reliefÏin€a€capital€case.€€This€Court€has€allowed€oral€argument€in€otherÏcapital€cases€in€a€similar€procedural€posture.€€A€fullÏÔ_Ôopportunity€to€air€the€issues€through€oral€argument€is€necessaryÏgiven€the€seriousness€of€the€claims€and€the€issues€raised€here.€ÏMr.€Wright,€through€counsel,€respectfully€urges€the€Court€toÏpermit€oral€argument.Ð  Ð  Ðà@ðð"ìàò òòòÔ  ÔTABLE€OF€CONTENTSó óóóÔ :ԈР° ÐÌà€H!H!G(#àò òòòPageó óóóˆÐ pÀ ÐÌÓ€ ÓÌÐ  `  Ðà@<< ìàò òòòÔ  ÔTABLE€OF€AUTHORITIESó óóóÔ ûԈР° ÐÌà€H!H!G(#àò òòòPageó óóóˆÐ pÀ ÐÌÓ€ÓÌÌÔ_ÔÐ  ð@  ÐÙÙØØà@$ìàò òòòINTRODUCTIONóóó óˆÐ ° Ðà  àThis€is€the€story€of€justice€gone€awry,€a€young€manÏconvicted€of€a€murder€he€did€not€commit,€sentenced€to€death€andÏleft€on€death€row€for€eighteen€(18)€years€and€still€counting.Ìà  àLima€Page€Smith€was€found€stabbed€to€death€at€4:15€¢pm£.€onÏFebruary€6,€1983,€in€Ô_Ô¢Palatka£Ô_Ô,€Florida,€by€her€brother,€Earl€SmithÏ(R.€1628).€€Joel€Dale€Wright€(Jody)€lived€next€door€to€Ms.€SmithÏwith€his€family€(R.€1583).€€Early€in€the€police€investigation,ÏJody€was€interviewed€and€cleared€after€Charles€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_ÔÏconfirmed€that€Jody€spent€the€early€morning€hours€of€February€6òòthóóÐ à Ðsleeping€on€his€living€room€couch€(¢Exh£.€3,€Douglas€¢Depo£.,€at€34).Ìà  àSubsequently,€Charles€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô,€while€talking€to€hisÏestranged€wife,€changed€his€story€and€claimed€Joel€Dale€WrightÏarrived€at€his€house€much€later€and€confessed€the€murder€to€him.ÏThe€estranged€wife€told€the€deputy€sheriff€who€she€was€dating€ofÏthis€conversation.€€After€Charles€was€arrested€and€charged€as€anÏaccessory€to€murder,€he€agreed€to€testify€against€Jody€in€returnÏfor€immunity€(PC„¢R2£.€2415„17).Ô_Ô€€On€the€basis€of€CharlesððÏtestimony,€Jody€was€convicted€of€first€degree€murder€andÏsentenced€to€death.¢×ƒ#×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_ÔÔ#†XL XXXn+,#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ P( #& Ðà  àHowever,€the€jury€never€heard€a€wealth€of€evidenceÏimplicating€Henry€Jackson€and€Clayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€in€the€murder€ofÏMs.€Smith.Ô_Ԣ׃p×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€On€February€4,€1983,€Henry€Jackson€and€ClaytonÐ pÀ ÐÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€were€roommates€and€lived€next€door€to€Charlene€LuceÏ(PC„¢R2£.€445,€2611).€€This€was€ð ðabout€a€block€awayðð€from€Ms.ÏSmithððs€residence€(PC„¢R1£.€965).€€On€February€4th,€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_ÔÐ `  Ðapproached€Ms.€Luce€and€told€her€that,€even€though€Henry€mightÏkill€him,€he€wasnððt€scared€(PC„¢R2£.€445).¢×ƒ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€Ms.€Luce€then,Ð à Ðobserved€Jackson€come€outside€into€the€yard€brandishing€a€knifeÏin€his€right€hand€(PC„¢R2£.€445).׃D×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€knife€was€a€ð ðpocket€knifeððÐ P   Ðwith€a€blade€ð ðabout€three€or€four€inches€longðð€(PC„¢R2£.€2626).Ô_Ԣ׃ð ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_ԀР0 € ÐMr.€Jackson€was€angry€and€was€demanding€money€from€Mr.€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_ÔÏ(PC„¢R2£.€445).€€Ìà  àOn€February€5,€1983,€Wanda€Brown,€a€mail€carrier,€observedÏMs.€Smith€outside€her€residence€arguing€with€Mr.€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€andÏMr.€Jackson€and€motioning€for€them€to€move€away€with€her€handÏ(PC„¢R2£.€447,€2558).€€Mr.€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€then€shook€his€arm€at€Ms.ÏSmith€(PC„¢R2£.€447).€€When€Mr.€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€saw€Ms.€Brown€in€herÏpostal€jeep,€he€ran€in€front€of€the€vehicle€forcing€her€to€stopÐ 0€ Ð(PC„¢R2£.€2559).€€He€walked€up€to€the€door€of€the€vehicle€andÏdemanded€to€know€if€she€had€his€social€security€check€(PC„¢R2£.Ï2560).€€She€indicated€that€ð ðno,€I€donððt€have€your€check.ðð€€HeÏsaid€ð ðI€need€some€money.ðð€€She€indicated€that€she€had€no€mail€forÏthe€Jackson€mailbox€(PC„¢R2£.€447).€€He€asked€Ms.€Brown€to€give€himÏsome€money€(PC„¢R2£.€447).€€She€became€frightened€by€his€demeanorÏand€drove€away.€€ð ðI€could€smell€the€liquor.€€And€it€„€„€I€wasÏkind€of€scared,€you€know,€I€didnððt€really€trust€either€one€ofÏthem.ðð€(PC„¢R2£.€2560).€€When€she€looked€back€she€notice€Ms.€SmithÏð ðmaking€a€motion€like€that€for€them€to€go€offðð€(PC„¢R2£.€2560).€ÏAfter€Ms.€Brown€heard€about€Ms.€Smithððs€murder,€she€called€theÏsheriffððs€office€and€reported€her€observations.€€Two€detectivesÏwent€to€her€home€on€February€7,€1983,€and€took€her€statement€(PC„¼¢R2£.€2570).¢×ƒ)×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ףР` Ðà  àAfter€dark€on€the€evening€of€February€5,€1983,€WilliamÏBartley€observed€Henry€Jackson€and€Clayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€standing€inÏthe€vacant€lot€next€to€Ms.€Smithððs€house,€drinking€(PC„¢R1£.€1006„¼07,€PC„¢R2£.€2431).Ìà  àLate€in€the€afternoon€on€February€6,€1983,€Kim€Holt,€aÐ p&À!$ Ðcashier€at€a€local€supermarket,€saw€a€man€she€identified€as€HenryÏJackson€in€her€check€out€line.€€Mr.€Jackson€had€fresh€scratchÏmarks€on€his€face€and€ð ðwhat€appeared€to€be€blood€on€him,€freshÏbloodðð€(PC„¢R2£.€2583).€€Ms.€Holt€was€familiar€with€Jackson€and€theÏfact€that€he€usually€had€no€money.€€(PC„¢R2£.€444).€€He€announcedÏð ðI€got€money€todayðð€(PC„¢R2£.€444).€€He€paid€Ms.€Holt€with€a€oneÏhundred€dollar€bill€and€showed€her€that€he€possessed€another€oneÏ(PC„¢R2£.€2583).€€Mr.€Jackson€then€asked€Ms.€Holt€if€she€knew€thatÏMs.€Smith€had€been€killed€(PC„¢R2£.€444,€2583).€€As€he€was€leaving,ÏMs.€Holt€noticed€that€it€was€4:30€¢pm£.€(PC„¢R2£.€444).Ìà  àBetween€4:30€¢pm£.€and€5:00€Ô_Ô¢pm£Ô_Ô.,€Charlene€Luce€was€called€overÏto€her€fence€by€Henry€Jackson€who€informed€her€that€Ms.€Smith€hadÏbeen€killed€(PC„¢R2£.€2621).€€When€Ms.€Luce€asked€ð ðwhy€her,ðð€Mr.ÏJackson€said€that€ð ðMiss€Smith€told€him€that€she€didnððt€kept€[sic]Ïmoney€at€homeðð€(PC„¢R2£.€446).€€He€also€indicated€that€she€onceÏgave€him€a€box€of€chocolates.׃×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ms.€Luce€asked€Mr.€Jackson€if€heÐ Ð  Ðhad€killed€Ms.€Smith.€€In€response,€ð ðhe€just€turned€real€red€inÏthe€face,€and€he€looked€at€me€real€funny,€and€he€turned€andÏwalked€awayðð€(PC„¢R2£.€2622).€€Ms.€Luce€gave€the€sheriffððs€office€aÏwritten€statement€regarding€these€events€on€February€9,€1983€(PC„Ð P( #& ТR2£.€445).¢×ƒ*×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ףР° Ðà  àSheriff€officers€interviewed€Henry€Jackson€and€ClaytonÏÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€on€February€10,€1983.€€According€to€Jackson,€theÏscratches€on€his€face€were€from€a€fight€Sunday€night€(FebruaryÏ6th)€(PC„¢R1£.€378).¢×ƒT×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€According€to€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô,€he€had€last€seenÐ 0 € ÐMs.€Smith€on€ð ðTuesday€or€Wednesdayðð€of€the€previous€week€(PC„¢R1£.Ï379).Ô_Ԣ׃  ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€According€to€Jackson,€ð ðwe€went€to€bed€earlyðð€onÐ ð@  ÐSaturday,€February€5th.€€According€to€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô,€ð ðHenry€and€IÏhad€been€drinking€a€lot€on€Saturday€and€was€pretty€high.€€We€wentÏto€bed€around€eight€oððclock€I€guess.€€I€didnððt€get€up€untilÏSunday€morning€and€I€made€some€coffee€for€Henry€and€I.€€Henry€andÏI€stayed€at€the€trailer€all€morningðð€(PC„¢R1£.€379).Ìà  àIn€1988,€then€Deputy€Taylor€Douglas€testified€that€JacksonÏand€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€were€eliminated€as€suspects€when€they€each€passedÏa€polygraph€denying€involvement€in€the€murder€(ð ðAnd€of€courseÐ ð@ Ðboth€of€them€had€agreed€to€take€a€polygraph€with€no,€no€problemÏwith€that.€€And€they€ran€very€clean€on€the€polygraph€that€neitherÏof€them€was€involved€with€the€Lima€¢Paige£€Smith€murder.ðð)(PC„¢R1£.Ï964).€€In€denying€post„conviction€relief,€Judge€Perry€relied€uponÏthis€testimony€to€conclude€that€the€evidence€implicating€JacksonÏand€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€was€ð ðhighly€speculative.ðð€Ìà  àIn€1997,€Sheriff€Taylor€Douglas׃&×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€testified€that€he€knewÐ ð@  Ðð ðMr.€Wright€wasðð€¢polygraphed£,€but€beyond€that€he€was€not€sure.€ÏHe€initially€said€as€to€Jackson€and€¢Strickland£€being€¢polygraphed£Ïð ðPossibilityðð€(¢Exh£.€3,€Douglas€¢Depo£,€at€35).€€After€refreshingÏhis€recollection,€he€listed€those€individuals€who€wereÏ¢polygraphed£:€Paul€House,€Charles€¢Westberry£,€Jody€Wright€andÏDenise€Easter€(Douglas€¢Depo£€at€39).€€Thus,€the€sole€basis€forÏexcluding€them€as€suspects,€according€to€the€1988€testimony,€wasÏrevealed€to€be€nonexistent.¢×ƒ+„×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô#†XL XXXn+Ç#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ ð@ Ðà  àNone€of€the€statements€regarding€Henry€Jackson€and€ClaytonÏÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€were€provided€to€defense€counsel.Ô_Ԣ׃! ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú13Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€Defense€counselÐ à Ðhas€testified€that€he€would€have€used€these€various€statements€atÏtrial€had€he€been€aware€of€them€(PC„¢R1£.€808).€€Ìà  àAs€it€was€Jodyððs€jury€heard€none€of€the€evidence€implicatingÏHenry€Jackson€and€Clayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô.€€However,€a€forensicÏexaminer€for€¢FDLE£€testified€that€she€found€in€a€pubic€hairÏcombing€from€the€victim,€ð ðone€brown€hair€present€whichÏdemonstrated€some€characteristics€of€¢caucasian£€pubic€hair,€butÏthe€hair€was€different€from€the€hairs€in€the€pubic€hair€standardÏfrom€Smith.ðð€€(R.€2080).€€The€examiner€compared€this€hair€toÏknown€standards€from€Jody,€ð ðand€the€bottom€line€that€we€have€hereÏis€that€whatever€that€pubic€hair€was€or€whose€ever€it€might€haveÐ 0€ Ðbeen,€in€the€pubic€hair€found€in€the€pubic€hair€of€Miss€Smith,Ï[the€examiner]€could€not€match€it€with€Jody€Wright.ðð€€(R.€2095).€ÏThe€examiner€noted€that€the€hair€ð ðdemonstrated€someÏcharacteristics€of€¢caucasian£€pubic€hair.€€Wrightððs€pubic€hairÏstandard€demonstrated€characteristics€of€¢caucasian£€pubic€hair.€ÏThey€were€different€because€one€was€characteristic€of€pubic€hair,Ïthe€other€was€not.ðð€€(R.€2096).Ìà  àAdditionally,€there€were€ð ð[¢t]hree£€latent€palm€prints€and€oneÏlatent€impressionðð€from€the€footboard€of€Miss€Smithððs€bed€whichÏwere€never€matched€to€any€known€fingerprints€(R.€2051,€¢Exh£.€47).€ÏHowever,€comparisons€with€Jackson€and€¢Strickland£€were€never€made.Ìà  àÔ#†XL XXXn+å5#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔJody€maintained€his€innocence€and€did€so€when€he€testifiedÐ P  Ðin€his€own€defense€at€his€trial.׃$×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú14Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Kathy€Waters,€an€individualÐ 0€ Ðin€the€courtroom€listening€to€his€testimony,€realized€that€sheÏhad€seen€someone€looking€like€Jody€walking€on€the€road€to€CharlesÏÔ_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ôððs€residence€at€precisely€the€time€Jody€said€(R.€2613„¼17).€€After€the€evidence€was€closed,€she€contacted€defenseÏcounsel€and€advised€him€that€she€remembered€driving€some€youngÐ $à" Ðpeople€home€after€a€church€function€at€approximately€12:30€a.m.Ïon€February€6,€1983,€and€seeing€someone€who€looked€like€JodyÏwalking€toward€the€trailer€park€where€Charles€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô€residedÏ(PC„¢R2£.€2446).€€Judge€Perry€refused€to€allow€the€defense€to€callÏMs.€Waters€as€a€witness€saying€it€would€rendered€theÏsequestration€rule€meaningless€if€a€witness€could€confer€withÏothers€and€then€provide€testimony€which€seemed€almost€ð ðtailor„¼made.ðð€€(R.€2645,€2678).Ô#†XL XXXn+*=#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ Ð  Ðà  àAccordingly,€Jody€Wright€œdespite€his›€œinnocence›€of€the€crimeÏwas€convicted€of€the€murder€of€Lima€Smith€and€sentenced€to€death.Ìà@ ìàò òòòSTATEMENT€OF€THE€CASEóóó óˆÐ pÀ Ðà  àOn€April€22,€1983,€Joel€Dale€Wright€was€charged€byÏindictment€in€Putnam€County€with€one€count€of€first€degreeÏmurder,€one€count€of€sexual€battery€with€great€force,€one€countÏof€burglary€of€a€dwelling,€and€one€count€of€grand€theft€of€theÏsecond€degree€(R.€5).€€On€April€23,€1983,€Howard€Pearl€wasÏappointed€to€represent€Mr.€Wright€(PC„¢R2£.€2406).€€The€assignedÏprosecutor€was€James€Dunning.Ô_Ԣ׃×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú15Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€Thereafter,€Mr.€Wright€enteredÐ $à" Ðpleas€of€not€guilty€on€all€counts.Ð p&À!$ Ðà  àTrial€commenced€on€August€22,€1983,€before€Judge€RobertÏPerryÔ_Ԝ׃-×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú16Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›Ô_Ô€and€on€September€1,€1983,€the€jury€returned€guiltyÐ à Ðverdicts€on€each€count€(R.€688).Ô_Ԣ׃T×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú17Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_ÔÐ pÀ Ðà  àOn€September€2,€1983,€the€penalty€phase€proceeding€began.€ÏLater€that€same€day,€the€jury€returned€a€recommendation€of€death.Ìà  àOn€September€23,€1983,€Judge€Perry€imposed€a€sentence€ofÏdeath€with€regard€to€the€murder€count,€99€years€on€the€sexualÏbattery,€15€years€on€the€burglary,€and€5€years€on€the€grandÏtheft.Ìà  àMr.€Wrightððs€convictions€and€sentence€of€death€were€affirmedÏby€this€Court€in€1985;€this€Court€found€the€exclusion€of€KathyÏWatersðð€testimony€was€error,€but€harmless.€€òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€473Ð P  ÐSo.€2d€1277€(Fla.€1985),€òòcert.€deniedóó,€474€U.S.€1094Ð 0€ Ð(1986)(Blackmun,€J.,€joined€by€Brennan,€and€Marshall,€JJ,Ð ` Ðdissenting€regarding€this€Courtððs€determination€that€the€trialÏcourtððs€decision€to€preclude€Ms.€Waters€as€a€defense€witness€wasÏharmless€error).€€Ìà  àMr.€Wright€thereafter€sought€relief€pursuant€to€Fla.€R.ÏÔ_Ô¢Crim£Ô_Ô.€P.€3.850€on€February€22,€1988.€€An€evidentiary€hearingÏcommenced€before€Judge€Robert€Perry€on€October€3,€1988.€€Ô#†XL XXXn+ÇA#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ `  Ðà  àOn€June€8,€1989,€Judge€Perry€entered€an€order€denying€post„¼conviction€relief.€€Judge€Perryððs€decision€was€premised€upon€aÏfactual€finding€that€ð ðMr.€Freddie€Williams€[Howard€PearlððsÏinvestigator]€testified€that€he€was€aware€of€the€statements€byÏBrown€and€Luceðð€œ(òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€581€So.2d€882,883€(Fla.Ð pÀ Ð1991)).׃'×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú18Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€€Relying€upon€Taylor€Douglasðð€testimony€that€JacksonÐ P  Ðand€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€were€eliminated€as€suspects€when€they€passedÏpolygraph€examinations,€Judge€Perry€further€stated:€ð ðWhether€theÏstatements€were€exculpatory€in€nature€is€highly€speculative€andÏthus,€the€claim€is€legally€insufficient€to€support€a€claim€underÏòòBradyóóðð€œ(581€So.2d€at€883).›Ð °"  Ðà  àOn€June€22,€1989,€Mr.€Wright€filed€a€motion€for€rehearingÏand€a€motion€to€amend€regarding€newly€discovered€evidenceÏregarding€Howard€Pearlððs€status€as€a€special€deputy€sheriff.€€OnÐ P( #& ÐAugust€21,€1989,€Judge€Perry€denied€relief€on€the€ð ðPearlðð€issueÏon€the€basis€of€the€decision€by€another€judge€in€another€case€inÏwhich€an€evidentiary€hearing€had€been€conducted.Ô_Ԣ׃2×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú19Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_ÔÐ pÀ Ðà  àThereafter,€Mr.€Wright€appealed€to€this€Court.€€This€Court,Ïquoting€Judge€Perryððs€order€verbatim,€stated:€€ð ðWe€find€that€theÏtrial€court€properly€denied€relief€on€each€of€the€claims€made€inÏWrightððs€initial€rule€3.850€motion.ððÔ#†XL XXXn+eK#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ô€€òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€581€So.2dÐ ð@  Ð882,€886€(Fla.€1991).€€However,€this€Court€did€reverse€the€denialÏof€the€claim€regarding€whether€Howard€Pearl€rendered€ineffectiveÏassistance€because€of€his€status€as€a€special€deputy.€€The€caseÏwas€ð ðremanded€for€an€evidentiary€hearing.ðð€€581€So.2d€at€887.Ìà  àOn€remand,€the€case€was€consolidated€with€other€capitalÏcases€in€which€Howard€Pearl€had€been€the€state„paid€defenseÏcounsel.€€This€Court€appointed€the€Honorable€B.J.€Driver€toÏpresided€over€the€consolidated€cases.€€A€consolidated€evidentiaryÏhearing€was€held€in€December€of€1992€before€Judge€Driver.Ð Ð  Ðà  àMeanwhile,€Mr.€Wrightððs€collateral€counsel€had€renewed€aÏChapter€119€request€on€the€Putnam€County€Sheriffððs€Office.€ÏCounsel€was€advised€that€additional€records€were€being€providedÏwhich€had€not€been€provided€in€1988€(PC„¢R2£.€2690„91).€€TheseÏnewly€disclosed€documents€provided€additional€Williams€RuleÏevidence€against€Henry€Jackson€and€Clayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô#†XL XXXn+8R#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ô.€€In€lightÐ `  Ðof€the€new€disclosures,€Mr.€Wright€filed€an€amended€3.850€(PC„¢R2£.Ï115).Ìà  àDuring€the€December,€1992,€evidentiary€hearing,€Judge€DriverÏsevered€the€matters€raised€in€the€amended€3.850€saying:€ð ðThe€ÏCourt€Ô#†XL XXXn+V#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ôhaving€been€fully€advised€regarding€Mr.€Wrightððs€3.850Ð pÀ Ðclaims€which€warrant€evidentiary€development,€this€CourtÏdetermines€it€is€without€jurisdiction€to€address€any€mattersÏother€than€Mr.€Pearlððs€status€as€a€special€deputy€sheriff,€andÏtherefore€severs€those€other€claims€so€that€they€may€be€pursuedÏin€a€court€of€competent€jurisdiction.ðð€€(PC„¢R2£.€475).Ìà  àDuring€the€evidentiary€hearing,€it€was€learned€that€JudgeÏPerry€had€a€special€deputy€appointment€out€of€Ô_Ô¢Duval£Ô_Ô,€Ô_Ô¢Volusia£Ô_Ô,€andÏOrange€Counties.€€Judge€Perry,€who€was€called€as€a€witness,€didÏnot€recall€whether€such€an€appointment€had€occurred€in€PutnamÏCounty€(PC„¢R2£.€1962).Ìà  àAfter€Judge€Driver€denied€Mr.€Wrightððs€claim€regarding€Mr.Ð ,`'* ÐPearlððs€status€a€special€deputy,€Mr.€Wright€chose€not€toÏimmediately€appeal,€and€instead€sought€an€immediate€hearing€onÏhis€other€claims,€specifically€his€innocence€(PC„¢R2£.€2369).€€Mr.ÏWright€also€amended€his€3.850€to€include€a€claim€based€upon€JudgeÏPerryððs€status€as€a€special€deputy€sheriff€(PC„¢R2£.€480).€ÏHowever,€Judge€Driver€refused€to€preside€over€the€matter€sayingÏit€was€outside€the€scope€of€his€appointment€(PC„¢R2£.€573).€ÏSubsequently€after€some€delay,€the€case€was€formally€assigned€toÏJudge€Ô_Ô¢Nichols£Ô_Ô€on€March€16,€1994€(PC„¢R2£.€574,€575,€613).€Ìà  àMr.€Wright€obtained€permission€for€forensic€testing€ofÏevidence€in€the€possession€of€the€Putnam€County€Sheriffððs€OfficeÏ(PC„¢R2£.€576,€2194).€€The€tests€proved€inconclusive€(PC„¢R2£.€2195).€ÏCollateral€counsel€then€petitioned€Judge€Ô_Ô¢Nichols£Ô_Ô€for€over€a€yearÏseeking€an€evidentiary€hearing€(PC„¢R2£.€2193).Ìà  àAt€that€point,€this€Court€rendered€its€decision€inÏòòÔ_Ô¢Teffeteller£Ô_Ô€v.€Ô_Ô¢Dugger£Ô_Ôóó,€676€So.2d€369Ô#†XL XXXn+ÉW#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ô€(Fla.€1996),€finding€thatÐ Ð  Ðthe€consolidated€hearing€in€December€of€1992€had€been€conductedÏin€violation€of€due€process€(PC„¢R2£.€2193).€€In€response,€theÏState€conceded€in€Mr.€Wrightððs€case€that€ð ðthere€definitely€willÏneed€to€be€an€evidentiary€hearing.ðð€€(PC„¢R2£.€2195)€Ô#†XL XXXn+´_#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ P( #& Ðà  àMeanwhile,€Ô_Ô¢CCR£Ô_Ô€had€learned€in€another€Putnam€County€caseÏinvolving€Manuel€Ô_Ô¢Colina£Ô_Ô€that€the€Putnam€County€Sheriffððs€OfficeÐ ,`'* Ðhad€failed€to€previously€to€properly€respond€to€all€Chapter€119Ïrequests€(PC„¢R2£.€704,€2194).€€Extensive€Chapter€119€discovery€wasÏpermitted,€and€additional€Chapter€119€records€were€disclosed.¢×ƒ"×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú20Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€Ð pÀ ÐMr.€Wrightððs€motion€to€vacate€was€again€amended€to€include€theÏnew€disclosures.€€The€newly€disclosed€records€included€JudgeÏPerryððs€status€as€a€special€deputy€sheriff.€€Former€SheriffÏWalter€Ô_Ô¢Pellicer£Ô_Ô€explained€that€the€card€was€one€that€could€beÏpulled€out€to€get€out€of€a€speeding€ticket€or€any€other€problemÏthe€possessor€was€having€with€the€Sheriffððs€Department€(¢Exh£.€40,Ï¢Pellicer£€¢Depo£.,€at€18„20).€€Captain€Miller€explained€that€theÏcards€were€given€ð ðto€political€alliesðð€of€Sheriff€Ô_Ô¢Pellicer£€(¢Exh£.Ï19,€Miller€¢Depo£.,€at€7)Ô_Ô.€€Ô#†XL XXXn+"a#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔSheriff€Ô_Ô¢Pellicer£Ô_Ô€testified€that€HowardÐ P  ÐPearl€might€have€been€a€special€deputy€in€Putnam€County.€€HeÏrevealed€that€Freddie€Williams€(Mr.€Pearlððs€investigator)€was€aÏbonded€deputy€in€Putnam€County€(¢Exh£.€40,€¢Pellicer£€¢Depo£.,€at€18).€Ìà  àThe€records€disclosed€in€1996„97€included€materialsÏrevealing€that€Walter€Perkins€was€fired€by€the€SheriffððsÏâ âDepartment€in€January€of€1986€because€he€was€lazy€andÐ $à" Ðuntrustworthy.¢×ƒ/×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú21Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€He€had€been€written€up€in€1980€over€hisÐ ° Ðâ âhandling€of€another€case.€€There,€a€woman€named€Dell€¢Gillman£,€whoÏhad€sought€help€from€the€Sheriffððs€Department€regarding€Ô_Ô¢spousal£Ô_ÔÏabuse,€claimed€that€Officer€Perkinsðð€report€regarding€hisÏresponse€to€her€call€for€help€was€not€truthful€and€ð ðdid€in€factÏfalsify€the€actual€report.ðð€€She€queried€that€his€conduct€raisedÏthe€question€of€whether€he€would€engaged€in€similar€behavior€inÏother€cases€(¢Exh£.€47).Ìà  àJail€records€revealed€in€1997€included€a€report€that€Mr.ÏWright€had€attempted€suicide€on€the€eve€of€trial€after€his€motherÏhad€died.€€(¢Exh£.€47).€€Though€this€report€indicated€that€FreddieÏWilliams€was€contacted,€Mr.€Williams€had€no€memory€of€theÏincident€(PC„¢R2£.€2536).€€And€the€matter€was€never€brought€to€theÏattention€of€the€trial€court€in€1983.Ìà  àThe€evidentiary€hearing€commenced€in€March€of€1997,€and€wasÏconcluded€December€7„8,€1997.€€Mr.€Wright€called€Freddie€WilliamsÏas€a€witness€to€support€his€claim€that€Judge€Perryððs€factualÏfinding€(that€Freddie€Williams,€as€the€defenseðð€investigator€atÏthe€time€of€trial,€had€seen€the€police€reports€concerning€JacksonÐ p&À!$ Ðand€¢Strickland£)€was€erroneous€as€a€matter€of€fact.€€Mr.€WilliamsÏspecifically€testified€that€he€did€not€see€the€police€reportsÏconcerning€Jackson€and€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€until€five€years€after€Mr.ÏWrightððs€trial€(PC„¢R2£.€2526„36).€€The€State€objected€to€thisÏtestimony,€arguing€that€right€or€wrong€Judge€Perryððs€finding€wasÏbinding€as€law€of€the€case€(ð ðregardless€of€whether€Judge€PerryÏmay€have€been€mistaken€in€his€interpretation€of€what€this€witnessÏtestified€to€in€a€prior€hearingðð€PC„¢R2£.€2528).€€Judge€¢Nichols£Ïstruck€the€testimony€and€allowed€Mr.€Wright€only€to€proffer€itÏfor€the€record€(PC„¢R2£.€2533,€2535).€€Ìà  àHoward€Pearl€also€testified,€as€did€Charlene€Luce,€WandaÏBrown€and€Kim€Holt.Ô#†XL XXXn+óe#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ P  Ðà@ÄÄìàò òòòSTATEMENT€OF€THE€FACTSóóó óˆÐ 0€ Ðò òA.€The€Trial€Record.€ó óÐ ` Ðà  àMs.€Smith,€a€seventy„five€year€old€school€teacher€had€livedÏnext€door€to€the€Wrights€for€many€years€(R.€1583).€€Joel€DaleÏWright€was€born€the€seventh€of€eight€on€August€28,€1957€(R.€2968.ÏPC„¢R1£.€63).€€He€and€his€family€had€always€gotten€along€well€withÏMs.€Smith,€despite€Ms.€Smithððs€eccentricities€(PC„¢R1£.€66).€€OverÏthe€years,€her€house€had€become€piled€with€debris;€this€includedÏnewspapers,€groceries,€empty€cat€and€dog€food€containers,€etc.€Ï(R.€1534).€€The€debris€was€between€one€and€three€feet€deepÐ ,`'* Ðthroughout€the€house€(R.€2305).€€The€residence€lacked€runningÏwater€(R.€1597).€€Frequently,€Ms.€Smith€would€sit€in€her€car€asÏopposed€to€her€house€(R.€1611).€€She€would€grade€papers€there.€ÏSometimes€she€would€just€sit€in€the€car€reading€or€eating.€€SheÏgenerally€left€the€back€windows€of€her€house€open€so€that€herÏcats€could€go€in€and€out€unencumbered€(R.€1612).Ìà  àOn€February€6,€1983,€at€4:15€p.m.,€the€Putnam€CountyÏSheriffððs€Office€received€a€call€from€Earl€Smith,€Ms.€SmithððsÏbrother.€€Mr.€Smith,€who€lived€across€the€street€from€Ms.€Smith,Ïhad€just€discovered€her€body€in€her€bedroom€(R.€1628).€€SheriffÏofficers€found€Ms.€Smithððs€body€in€a€crevice€(not€over€six€inchesÏwide€R.€1600)€between€the€bed€and€the€wall€of€her€bedroom.€€Ms.ÏSmith€had€twelve€stab€wounds€in€the€left€side€of€her€face€andÏneck€(R.€1739,€1816).€€The€stab€wounds€were€consistent€with€aÏpocket€knife€(R.€1822).€€Located€on€top€of€Ms.€Smithððs€exposedÏabdomen€was€a€candy€bar€(R.€1728).Ìà  àThe€evidence€against€Mr.€Wright€derived€from€three€sources.€ÏFirst,€there€was€the€presence€of€a€fingerprint€from€Mr.€Wright€inÏMs.€Smithððs€house.€€Mr.€Wright€explained€that€he€was€her€neighborÏand€had€been€in€the€house€on€numerous€occasions.Ô_Ԣ׃Q×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú22Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€Ð P( #& Ðà  àSecond,€there€was€the€testimony€of€Charles€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô.€€JodyÏand€Charles€had€been€friends€who€had€started€stealing€scrap€metalÏand€selling€it€for€profit.Ô_Ԣ׃L×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú23Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€After€Ms.€Smithððs€death,€Jody€hadÐ pÀ Ðbeen€interviewed€and€explained€that€on€the€night€of€the€homicideÏhe€had€been€out€late€playing€poker.׃Kt×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú24Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€When€he€arrived€home€afterÐ 0 € Ðmidnight,€he€was€locked€out.€€He€walked€across€town€to€CharlesððsÏhouse€where€he€spent€the€night.׃60×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú25Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Charles€vouched€for€theÐ ð@  Ðaccuracy€Jodyððs€report,€confirming€his€arrival€sometime€aroundÏ1:00€a.m.Ô_Ԝ׃7ü×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú26Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›Ô_Ô€€A€couple€of€months€later,€Charles€had€a€conversationÐ ° Ðwith€his€estranged€wife,€Page,€who€was€dating€a€deputy€sheriff.€ÏCharles€indicated€to€his€estranged€wife€that€Jody€was€makingÐ pÀ Ðtrouble€for€him:€ð ðhe€had€a€lot€of€nerve€to€get€him€in€troubleÏwhen€Charles€said€he€had€enough€Ô_Ô¢shit£Ô_Ô€to€put€him€under€the€jail.ðð€ÏCharles€then€indicated€to€Page€that€Jody€had€confessed€the€murderÏof€Lima€Smith€to€him.€€However,€his€description€of€how€Jody€hadÏcommitted€the€murder€matched€newspaper€accounts,€not€the€evidenceÏfrom€the€scene.œ×ƒ8×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú27Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€€Page€told€her€boyfriend,€a€deputy€sheriff.€Ð `  ÐCharles€was€arrested€and€charged€as€accessory€to€murder.€€He€wasÏgiven€immunity€on€the€condition€that€he€testify€against€Jody.Ìà  àThird,€a€police€officer,€Walter€Perkins,€who€was€involved€inÏthe€arrest€of€Mr.€Wright,€testified€that€Mr.€Wright€at€one€pointÏwas€alone€with€Officer€Perkins€and€said€to€him:€ð ðIf€I€confess€toÏthis,€Iððll€die€in€the€electric€chair,€if€I€donððt€talk€I€stand€aÏchance€of€living.ðð׃Nä ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú28Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð 0€ Ðà  àDuring€the€trial,€the€prosecutor€received€a€tip€that€twoÏindividuals¢×ƒT ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú29Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€were€in€possession€of€a€glass€money€jar€œthat›€theyÐ à Ðhad€obtained€from€Jody€after€Ms.€Smithððs€death€and€which€theyÏbelieved€was€the€glass€money€jar€described€by€Charles€as€takenÏfrom€Ms.€Smithððs€home€(PC„¢R1£.€771„73).€€Mr.€Pearl€had€a€witnessÏavailable€to€identify€the€glass€jar€as€a€decanter€œthat›€was€aÏWright€family€œheirloom,€and›€œthe€witness›€possessed€the€matchingÏglasses€to€prove€it€(PC„¢R1£.€815„23).€€Mr.€Pearl€decided€toÏpresent€this€evidence€to€impeach€Charlesðð€claim€that€Jody€stole€aÏglass€jar€filled€with€change€from€Ms.€Smith.€€Mr.€Pearl€presentedÏthe€evidence€that€Jody€had€kept€money€in€this€glass€jar.€€He€thenÏforgot€to€present€the€testimony€establishing€that€the€jar€was€aÏdecanter€with€matching€glasses€that€had€been€in€the€Wright€familyÏÔ_Ôfor€years€(PC„¢R1£.€815„23).€€The€prosecutor€capitalized€on€Mr.Ð ` ÐPearlððs€error€in€his€closing,€arguing€that€the€glass€jar€was€theÏone€taken€from€Ms.€Smithððs€residence€at€the€time€of€the€homicideÏ(R.€2742).€€Ìà  àIn€the€defenseððs€case,€Jody€testified€in€his€own€behalf.€€AÏspectator€in€the€courtroom,€Kathy€Waters,€heard€Mr.€WrightððsÏdescription€of€his€movements€around€town€upon€discovering€that€heÏwas€locked€out€of€his€house.€€After€the€evidence€was€closed,€sheÏcontacted€defense€counsel€and€advised€him€that€she€Ô_ÔrememberedÏdriving€some€young€people€home€after€a€church€function€atÏapproximately€12:30€a.m.€on€February€6,€1983,€and€seeing€someoneÏwho€looked€like€Jody€walking€toward€the€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ôððs€trailer.€ÏJudge€Perry€refused€to€allow€the€defense€to€call€Ms.€Waters€as€aÏwitness€saying€it€would€rendered€the€sequestration€ruleÏmeaningless€if€a€witness€could€confer€with€others€and€thenÏprovide€testimony€which€seemed€almost€ð ðtailor„made.ðð€€(R.€2678).Ìò òB.€€The€1988€Post„Conviction€Record.ó óÐ Ð  Ðà  àChapter€119€records€were€sought€from€the€State€AttorneyððsÏOffice€and€the€Putnam€County€Sheriffððs€Department.€€On€the€basisÏof€the€records€disclosed,€collateral€counsel€presented€a€òòBradyóóÐ p&À!$ Ðclaim€based€on€a€wealth€of€records€in€the€Stateððs€possessionÏwhich€implicated€Henry€Jackson€(a€former€client€of€James€Dunning,Ïthe€trial€prosecutor,€who€had€a€prior€conviction€for€secondÐ ,`'* Ðdegree€murder€and€for€burglarized€Earl€Smithððs€home€across€theÏstreet€from€Miss€Smith)€and€Clayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€in€the€murder€ofÏMs.€Smith.€€In€addition,€collateral€counsel€also€challenged€theÏeffectiveness€of€Howard€Pearlððs€trial€representation.€€Ìà  àIn€October€of€1988,€the€trial€judge,€Judge€Robert€Perry€heldÏan€evidentiary€hearing.€€At€the€evidentiary€hearing€the€trialÏprosecutor,€James€Dunning,€was€called€to€testify.€€Mr.€DunningÏacknowledged€that€he€had€ð ðdefended€Henry€[Jackson]€in€a€homicideÏcase€back€when€[he]€was€a€Public€Defenderðð€(PC„¢R1£.€720).€€HeÏrecalled€that€the€Sheriffððs€Office€had€eliminated€Jackson€as€aÏsuspect€because€ð ðthey€were€able€to€substantiate€that€the€money€heÏhad€came€from€a€Social€Security€check€he€had€cashed,€and€that€theÏsubstance€that€was€on€him€turned€[out]€to€be€paint€as€opposed€toÏblood.ðð€(PC„¢R1£.€721).¢×ƒ%×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú30Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€Mr.€Dunning€acknowledged€that€theÐ ` Ðstatement€by€Wanda€Brown€was€ð ðsomething€that€[trial€counsel]Ïshould€have€been€given.ðð€(PC„¢R1£.€724).€€He€also€testified€that€asÏto€the€Charlene€Luce€statement€he€ð ðwould€have€furnished€[trialÐ °"  Ðcounsel]€with€any€statement€relating€to€the€investigation,ðð€heÏwas€simply€unsure€whether€he€had€the€statement€prior€to€Mr.ÏWrightððs€trial€(PC„¢R1£.€727).Ìà  àMr.€Dunning€also€testified€that€the€way€to€know€for€certainÏwhat€statements€had€been€provided€to€trial€counsel€was€to€inspectÏthe€signed€receipts.€€ð ðThe€only€was€I€would€have€of€knowing€wouldÏbe€to€go€back€to€the€receipts€that€would€be,€I€believe,€in€theÏState€Attorneyððs€file€that€were€signed€by€[trial€counselððsÏinvestigator]€and€determine€if€that€was€one€of€the€documentsÏfurnishedðð€(PC„¢R1£.€724).€€These€receipts€had€been€prepared€by€Mr.ÏDunning.€€ð ðI€made€sure€that€everything€that€the€receipt€said€wasÏthere€was€there.€€I€had€[trial€counselððs€investigator]€verifyÏthat,€and€I€had€him€sign€for€itðð€(PC„¢R1£.€œ730).׃5×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú31Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€€Ð 0€ Ðà  àMr.€Dunning€also€acknowledged€that€Charles€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_ÔÏreceived€ð ða€limited€grant€of€immunityðð€for€the€illegal€scrapÏmetal€business€(PC„¢R1£.€756).€€¢Westberry£€testified€that€he€wasÏð ðscared€of€getting€into€trouble€for€[scrap€metal€business]ðð€(PC„¼¢R1£.€645).€€He€was€also€ð ðworried€that€if€[he]€got€in€trouble€¢Paige£Ïwould€get€in€troubleðð€(PC„¢R1£.€652).€€When€Mr.€Dunning€found€outÐ p&À!$ Ðabout€the€business€prior€to€Mr.€Wrightððs€trial,€Mr.€DunningÏquestioned€¢Westberry£€concerning€it.€€According€to€¢Westberry£,€Mr.ÏDunning€told€him€he€would€not€prosecute€him€over€the€scrap€metalÏbusiness,€but€he€never€guaranteed€¢Westberry£€that€he€would€not€beÏprosecuted€for€stealing€scrap€metal€and€selling€it€for€profit.€Ï¢Westberry£€was€scared€at€the€time€of€trial€and€at€the€time€of€theÏ1989€evidentiary€hearing€that€he€could€still€be€prosecuted€forÏhis€actions€(PC„¢R1£.€653).Ìà  àœThñ ñeñ ññ ñisñ ñ›€additional€œimmunityñ ñ,€which€Mr.€Dunning€ñ ññ! ñorally€ñ! ññ ñextendedÏñ ññ% ñapparently€ñ% ññ ñwithout€Mr.€Westberryððs€ñ ññ& ññ ñfull€ñ ññ& ññ ñunderstandingñ ññ" ñ,ñ" ñ›€was€œñ# ñgivenñ# ññ$ ñextendedñ$ ñ›€afterÏthe€formal€written€immunity€agreement€had€been€prepared€and€wasÏnot€reflected€in€it.€€Mr.€Pearl€testified€that€he€œð ðwas€neverÏinformed€by€the€State€of€any€communication€passing€from€WestberryÏto€the€State€or€back€concerning€the€theft€of€scrap€metals.ðð(PC„¼R1.€791).€€Further,€Mr€Pearl€was€ð ðnever€advised€that€[Westberry]Ïwas€„€„€that€any€prosecution€or€immunity€for€prosecution€wereÏbeing€discussed€with€him€concerning€that€event.ðð(PC„R1.€791).Ìà  àFurther,€Mr.€Pearl€was€not€advised€that€Mr.€Dunning€hadÏwritten€out€Mr.€Westberryððs€written€responses€to€questions€andÏprovided€them€to€Mr.€Westberry€(PC„R1.€830).€€Mr.€Pearl€did€notÏknow€that€such€statements€of€Mr.€Westberry€existed.Ìà  àMr.€Pearl€also€testified€that€he€had€had›€not€received€theÐ ,`'* Ðœstatements€from€Charlene€Luce,€Kim€Holt€and€Wanda€Brown€(PC„R1.Ï793„808).€€Mr.€Pearl€testified€that€these€statements€would›€haveÏprovided€him€with€œð ða›€truckload€of€œleadsð𛀜that›€he€would€haveÏpursued€and€œused€(PC„R1.€807).›Ìà  àMr.€Pearl€also€testified€to€what€he€described€as€a€seriousÏlapse€on€his€part€during€the€trial.€€He€œtestified€regarding€theÏevents€during€the€trial€leading€to€the€production€a€glassÏdecanter€by€Charlotte€Martinez׃7×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú32Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€which€she€provided€to€theÐ Ð  Ðprosecutor€as€possibly€the€jar€Charles€Westberry€claimed€Mr.ÏWright€stole€from€Ms.€Smith€(PC„R1.€816).€€Charlene€MartinezÏindicated€that€one€night€when€Jody€needed€money€he€ran€into€hisÏhouse€and€brought€out€the€decanter€filled€with€change.€€Ìà  àOnce,€this€decanter€surfaced€Mr.€Pearl€learned€that€it€inÏfact€was€a€Wright€family€heirloom.€€He€ð ðbrought€down€from€SouthÏCarolina€a€Mrs.€Wiggs€.€.€.€who€was€Jodyððs€[aunt],€who€identifiedÏthat€glass€jar€as€one€having€been€bought€by€her€together€with€aÏâ âgroup€of€matching€glasses€and€given€to€Jodyððs€mother,€which€wouldÐ °"  Ðhave€established€ownership€clearly.ðð€(PC„R1.€818).׃6×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú33Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€fact,Ð ° Ðâ âMr.€Pearl€accompanied€Mrs.€Wiggs€to€the€Wright€residence€andÏobserved€the€matching€glasses€in€the€cupboard€where€Jodyððs€motherÏhad€kept€them€(PC„R1.€818).€€Based€upon€this,€the€prosecutorÏelected€not€to€present€Charlotte€Martinez€to€testify€about€theÏdecanter€she€had€provided€the€prosecution.€€Mr.€Pearl€thenÏdecided€to€call€her€to€present€the€fact€that€Jody€had€access€toÏmoney€in€his€own€house€if€he€needed€it€and€that€he€acquired€noÏunexplained€infusion€of€cash€(PC„R1.€819).€€However€afterÏpresenting€Ms.€Martinezððs€testimony,€Mr.€Pearl€failed›€to€call€Mr.ÏWrightððs€aunt€to€identify€the€glass€decanter€and€œthe›€matchingÏœglasses.€€Regarding€this€failure€Mr.€Pearl€testified:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓI€failed€to€prove,€and€I€had€the€proof€in€my€hand,€thatÏthat€jar€was€in€fact€the€property€of€Jodyððs€mother.€€IÏfailed€to€do€it.€€It€was€a€lapse,€a€mistake.€€I€just€ð"ðÏI€canððt€explain€it€to€you.€€It€is€as€if€it€passed€outÏof€my€mind,€perhaps€due€to€the€pressure€of€otherÏmatters€during€the€trial.€€But€I€cannot€explain€it.€€ItÏwas€inferior€performance.ÌÌà ¸ àMr.€Dunning€brilliantly€took€advantage€of€thatÏladse€in€closing€arguments€to€argue€to€the€jury€thatÏthat€could€have€been,€or€must€have€been€the€jar€thatÏCharles€Westberry€had€been€talking€about.€€And,Ïtherefore,€I€feel€very€badly€about€it.€€I€feel€veryÏmuch€at€fault€about€it.€€It€was€a€sorry€performance€onÏmy€part.Ð P( #& ЇÒ°` ¤ÒÓ'¤Ó(PC„R1.€819„820).›€€€Ìà  àThere€was€also€testimony€from€a€deputy€sheriff,€TaylorÏDouglas,€that€the€basis€for€eliminating€Henry€Jackson€and€ClaytonÏÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€as€suspects€was€that€they€provided€each€other€with€anÏalibi,€they€went€to€their€home€early€and€slept.€€According€toÏDeputy€Douglasðð€testimony€in€1988,€they€each€passed€a€polygraphÏœ(Ô#†XL XXXn+Zp#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ôð ðAnd€of€course€both€of€them€had€agreed€to€take€a€polygraph€withÐ ð@  Ðno,€no€problem€with€that.€€And€they€ran€very€clean€on€theÏpolygraph€that€neither€of€them€was€involved€with€the€Lima€PaigeÏSmith€murder.ðð)(PC„R1.€964)Ô#†XL XXXn+̨#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ô.Ô_ԛ׃M×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú34Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€œ€Ð à Ðà  àSimilarly,€Captain€Cliff€Miller€was€called€at€the€1988Ïevidentiary€hearing.€€During€his€testimony€the€following€exchangeÏoccurred:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àQ€€Did€you€come€up€with€any€proof€that€Mr.ÏStrickland€and/or€Mr.€Jackson€did€not€kill€Miss€Smith?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Their€interviews,€what€other€interviews€we€did,Ïcoupled€with€the€polygraph€exam.ÌÌÒ°` )«ÒÓ7«ÓÔ_Ô(PC„R1.€1071).€€Captain€Miller€claimed€to€recall€that€there€wasÏan€interview€of€someone€from€whom€ð ðJackson€said€he€got€moneyÐ $à" Ð[for]€cutting€down€a€treeðð€(PC„R1.€1071).€€Captain€Miller€alsoÏbelieved€that€he€had€found€someone€who€said€ð ðMr.€Jackson€wasÏretained€to€cut€down€a€tree,€and€the€scratches€he€received€as€aÏresult€of€the€treeðð€(PC„R1.€1067).€€When€confronted€withÏJacksonððs€own€statement€indicating€that€scratches€came€from€aÏfight€the€night€of€Sunday,€February€6th,€Captain€Miller€retorted:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àA€€Weððre€talking€about€five€years€of€recollection.€ÏI€havenððt€refreshed€my€memory€with€these€documents.€ÏThat€is,€as€I€recall,€that€I€remember€the€scratches,Ïand€I€thought€he€had€gotten€it€from€the€tree.€€I€standÏcorrected.ÌÌÒ°` f®ÒÓt®Ó(PC„R1.€1068).€€Captain€Miller€also€acknowledged€that€he€couldÏnot€find€a€statement€ð ðfrom€the€individual€that€had€retainedÏJackson€to€cut€down€the€treeðð€(PC„R1.€1070).׃(×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú35Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Captain€MillerÐ P  Ðstated€that€he,€himself,€conducted€none€of€ð ðthe€interviews€withÏregard€to€Mr.€Jackson€and€Mr.€Stricklandðð€(PC„R1.€1066).€€Thus,Ïhe€was€forced€to€rely€entirely€upon€the€reports€of€others:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àQ€€So€youððre€relying€on€what€other€people€told€youÏwhen€youððre€saying€they€were€dead„ends?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€They€take€the€results€of€their€investigationÏand€bring€it€to€me,€and€indicate€their€opinion.€€And€IÏeither€concur,€or€I€direct€them€to€go€out€and€do€someÏmore.€€In€this€issue€I€concurred.ÌÐ `'°"% ÐÒ°` ˆ±ÒÓ–±Ó(PC„R1.€1066).Ìà  àDeputy€Stout€was€also€called€at€the€1988€evidentiaryÏhearing.€€During€his€testimony€the€following€was€elicited:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àQ€€Okay.€€In€that€connection,€what€you€found€atÏthe€house,€was€there€anything€to€indicate€one€way€orÏanother€whether€it€was€one€or€two€people€who€had€doneÏthe€crime?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€I€really€donððt€have€an€opinion€one€way€or€theÏother.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Okay.€€So€itððs€basically€just€a€void€ofÏevidence;€thereððs€no€evidence€one€way€or€another€toÏindicate€whether€itððs€one,€two,€or€more?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Any€ð"ð€any€assertion€on€my€part€as€to€one€personÏor€two€would€be€absolute€speculation€based€not€on€anyÏhard€evidence€that€I€saw€in€the€residence.ÌÌà@-Dà*€*€*ˆÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Was€hair€from€Mr.€Jackson€or€Mr.€StricklandÏsubmitted€to€the€lab?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€No,€sir,€I€donððt€believe€it€was.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Were€the€fingerprints€of€Mr.€Jackson€and€Mr.ÏStrickland€compared€to€fingerprints€found€in€the€house?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€I€donððt€think€they€were.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Was€there€any€particular€reason€why€that€didÏnot€occur?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€My€understanding€is€I€believe€Mr.€Jackson€andÏMr.€Strickland€had€been€eliminated€from€theÏinvestigation€sometime€prior€to€the€necessity€ofÏsending€the€fingerprints.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€How€were€they€eliminated?Ð ,`'* Їà ¸ àA€€I€believe€by€some€investigation€done€by€Mr.ÏDouglas.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Okay.€€Do€you€have€any€knowledge€of€preciselyÏwhat€that€investigation€was€and€how€they€wereÏeliminated?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Everything€that€I€have€is€secondhand€memory€ofÏelimination.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Did€you€ever€see€any€reports?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€No,€sir,€I€did€not.ÌÌÒ°` ©³ÒÓ·³Ó(PC„R1.€1001„02,€1003„04).Ì›à  àThe€undisclosed€police€reports€implicating€Henry€Jackson€andÏClayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€were€introduced€into€evidence€at€the€1988Ïevidentiary€hearing.€€œThese€included€the€statement€by›€CharleneÏœLuce€(reporting›€her€observations€of€Jackson€and€¢Strickland£€onÏFebruary€4th€and€œ6th),›€œthe›€a€handwritten€statement€from€WandaÏBrown€œ(regarding€on›€œher€February›€5th€œobservations€of›€an€encounterÏbetween€Ms.€Smith€and€Clayton€Ô_ÔœStrickland),€andÔ_Ô›€the€swornÏstatement€of€Kimberly€œHolt›€œ(describing›€her€encounter€with€JacksonÏat€around€4:30€p.m.€on€February€6,€œ1983).›€Ìà  àœAlso›€at€the€1988€evidentiary€hearing,€Mr.€Wright€calledÏWilliam€Bartley€as€a€witness.€€He€had€been€a€state€witness€atÏtrial.€€No€one€had€asked€him€in€1983€if€he€had€seen€JacksonÏand/or€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€near€Ms.€Smithððs€house€around€the€time€she€wasÏkilled.€€However,€he€testified€in€1988€when€asked€that€heÐ ,`'* Ðrecalled€seeing€Jackson€and€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€standing€in€the€empty€lotÏnext€to€Ms.€Smithððs€house€on€Saturday€night,€February€5,€1983Ïœ(PC„R1.€1006„07).›€€The€medical€examiner€had€initially€placed€theÏtime€of€death€between€5:00€p.m.€and€9:00€p.m.,€after€Mr.€WrightÏwas€arrested€he€expanded€the€time€range€until€5:00€a.m.€€(R.Ï1852).€€Ìà  àOn€June€8,€1989,€Judge€Perry€entered€an€order€denying€3.850Ïrelief.€€œFirst€as€to€the€undisclosed€written€responses€fromÏWestberry,€Judge›€Perry€œsaid:›€œÌÒ` °ÒÓÓThe€so„called€script€furnished€to€Westberry€would€notÏtend€to€exonerate€the€Defendant.€€Both€the€formerÏprosecutor€and€Westberry€testified€at€the€evidentiaryÏhearing€that€the€document€contained€a€summary€ofÏWestberryððs€prior€statements,€in€Westberryððs€own€words.Ï.€.€.€€[T[he€so„called€script€is€not€òòBradyóó€material€andÐ @ Ðthe€Defendantððs€claim€does€not€warrant€relief.ÌÌÒ°` ,ÀÒÓ:ÀÓòòWrightóó,€581€So.2d€at€883.Ð ` Ðà  àAs€to€the€statements€from€Wanda€Brown,€Charlene€Luce€and€KimÏHolt,€Judge€Perry€stated:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓThe€investigator€for€the€Public€Defenderððs€Office,€Mr.ÏFreddie€Williams,€testified€that€he€was€aware€of€theÏstatements€by€Brown€and€Luce.€.€.€.€€Mr.€Williams€andÏdefense€counsel€worked€closely€together€and€it€isÏlikely€that€defense€counsel€was€made€aware€of€theÏstatements€through€Mr.€Williams.€€Additionally,€defenseÏcounsel€testified€that€he€knew€of€the€incidentÏinvolving€Ms.€Holt€and,€in€fact,€had€interviewed€herÏwith€Mr.€Williams€but€that€he€had€never€seen€theÏstatement€given€by€Ms.€Holt€to€the€authorities.€.€.€.€ÏWhether€the€statements€were€exculpatory€in€nature€isÐ ,`'* Ðhighly€speculative€and,€thus,€the€claim€is€legallyÏinsufficient€to€support€a€claim€under€òòBradyóó.Ð  ð ÐÌÒ°` ÂÒÓ«ÂÓòòWrightóó,€581€So.2d€at€883.Ð €Ð Ðà  àJudge€Perry€further›€found€Mr.€Pearlððs€representationÏadequate€without€addressing€the€failure€to€present€the€evidenceÏestablishing€that€the€glass€jar€had€been€in€the€Wright€family€forÏœyears.€€Judge€Perry€also€did€not€address€whether,€given€hisÏfinding€that€Freddie€Williams,›€œthe›€œinvestigator,›€had€seen€theÏreports€concerning€Jackson€and€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô,€œtrial€counselððsÏfailure›€to€œinvestigate€and€present›€the€evidence€implicating€themÏin€the€murder€œwas€deficient€performance.›€€Ìà  àMr.€Wright€timely€filed€a€motion€for€rehearing€whichÏincluded€a€request€to€amend€the€3.850€motion€on€the€basis€ofÏnewly€discovered€evidence€that€Mr.€Pearl€had€been€a€specialÏdeputy€sheriff€at€the€time€of€Mr.€Wrightððs€trial.€€Judge€PerryÏdenied€the€claim€on€the€basis€of€another€judgeððs€ruling€inÏanother€case€in€which€evidence€had€been€received.€€Judge€PerryÏdid€not€disclose€that€the€Putnam€County€Sheriff€had€provided€himÏwith€a€special€deputy€card€which€Sheriff€Ô_Ô¢Pellicer£Ô_Ô€gave€to€hisÏpolitical€allies€so€that€they€could€get€out€of€speeding€ticketsÏand€other€traffic€stops.€Ìà  àOn€appeal€to€this€Court,€Judge€Perryððs€order€was€quotedÐ  +p&) Ðverbatim.€€òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€581€So.2d€882,€883„886€(Fla.€1991).€Ð ° ÐThis€Court€then€stated:€€ð ðWe€find€that€the€trial€court€properlyÏdenied€relief€on€each€of€the€claims€made€in€Wrightððs€initial€ruleÏ3.850€motion.ðð€€581€So.2d€at€886.€€There€was€no€discussion€of€theÏclaims€regarding€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€and€Jackson€by€this€Court.€€However,Ïthis€Court€did€reverse€the€denial€of€the€claim€regarding€HowardÏPearlððs€status€as€a€special€deputy.€€The€case€was€ð ðremanded€forÏan€evidentiary€hearing.ðð€€581€So.2d€at€887.€Ìœò òC.€€Proceedings€after€the€1991€Reñ ñmand.ñ ñó óÐ ° Лà  àIn€preparation€for€that€evidentiary€hearing,€Mr.€WrightÏagain€made€Chapter€119€requests.€€Mr.€Wrightððs€investigator€wasÏhanded€a€packet€of€material€by€Captain€Cliff€Miller€who€saidÏthese€are€the€documents€that€Mr.€Wright€did€not€receive€in€1988.€ÏBased€upon€those€documents,€Mr.€Wright€filed€an€amended€motion€toÏvacate.€€These€newly€disclosed€documents€provided€additionalÏWilliams€Rule€evidence€against€Henry€Jackson€and€ClaytonÏÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô,ñ' ñœ×ƒO×ñ' ññ' ñ׃,×ñ' ñÝ ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú36Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€as€well€as€a€claim€challenging€whether€full€ChapterÐ °"  Ð119€compliance€had€yet€occurred.€€In€addition,€Mr.€Wright€pled€asÐ $à" Ða€claim€that€Judge€Perryððs€finding€that€Freddie€Williams€saw€theÏJackson€and€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€documents€in€the€State€Attorneyððs€OfficeÏprior€to€the€trial€was€factually€wrong.€€Freddie€Williams€sawÏthose€documents€in€the€State€Attorneyððs€Office€five€years€afterÏthe€trial.Ìà  àPursuant€to€this€Courtððs€direction,€Mr.€Wrightððs€case€wasÏconsolidated€with€several€other€cases€before€Judge€Driver€forÏhearing€regarding€Howard€Pearlððs€status€as€a€special€deputy€andÏhow€it€affected€his€representation€of€his€clients.€€ThisÏevidentiary€hearing€was€conducted€in€December€of€1992.€€However,ÏJudge€Driver€severed€Mr.€Wrightððs€claims€in€his€amended€3.850,Ïand€indicated€that€they€would€be€heard€at€a€later€date.€€HeÏrefused€to€allow€Mr.€Wright€to€present€any€evidence€regarding€hisÏòòBradyóó€allegations€and€ineffective€assistance€allegations.€€JudgeÐ ` ÐDriver€would€only€permit€evidence€of€Mr.€Pearlððs€status€as€aÏspecial€deputy.ÌÌÌÌÔ#†XL XXXn+ý©#Ôò òÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ôà@””%ìàARGUMENT€œI›ˆÐ P( #& ÐÒ` °ÒÒ` °ÒÓÓÌÌÒ°` ÒÒ°` ÒÓÓó óà  àÔ#†XL XXXn+vÔ#ÔÔ‡0Xn+XXXL ÔThe€Stateððs€case€against€Mr.€Roberts€was€based€uponÐ ,`'* Ðtestimony€of€Ms.€Haines€and€Ms.€¢Rimondi£.€€Without€Ms.€HainesððÏtestimony,€the€Stateððs€case€would€depend€upon€Ms.€¢Rimondi£ððs€Ïthoroughly€impeached€testimony.€€Even€with€Ms.€Hainesðð€testimony,ÏMr.€Robertsðð€jury€deliberated€for€three€days€before€finallyÏconvicting€Mr.€Roberts.€€A€review€of€the€Stateððs€closing€argumentÏreveals€the€significance€the€State€gave€to€Ms.€Hainesðð€testimony.€ÏThe€State€devoted€a€large€portion€of€its€argument€to€discussingÏthe€importance€of€Ms.€Hainesðð€testimony€and€why€the€jury€shouldÏbelieve€her€testimony.€€(R.€2940„96).Ìà  àAs€the€United€States€Court€of€Appeals€for€the€EleventhÏCircuit€noted€in€Mr.€Robertsðð€case,€Ms.€¢Rimondi£€underwent€anÏeffective€ð ðtenacious€cross„examinationðð€„„€so€effective€that€theÏcourt€found€that€ð ðfurther€impeachment€of€¢Rimondi£€with€anyÏinconsistent€statements€would€not€have€changed€the€outcome€of€theÏtrial.ðð€€Ô €O ÔòòRoberts€v.€Singletaryóó,€29€F.3d€1474,€1478„79€(11th€Cir.Ð 0€ Ð1994).€€In€doing€so,€the€Court€relied€upon€Mr.€ð ðRobertsððÏgirlfriend€[who]€testified€that€Roberts€told€her€he€killed€aÏman.ðð€€òòIdóó.€€Ô#†XXòXX0X­nØ#ÔÔ‡0X­nXXXXòÔEven€in€light€of€eyewitness€¢Rimondi£ððs€testimony,Ð Ð  Ðwithout€Ms.€Hainesðð€testimony€that€Mr.€Roberts€confessed€and€wasÏin€possession€of€the€alleged€weapons,€confidence€is€undermined€inÏthe€outcome.Ìà  àœñ ñYet,€Judge€Solomonððs€order€denying€3.850€relief€completelyÏfailed€to€¢ackowledge£€the€previously€presented€òòBradyóó€claimsÐ 0*€%( Ðregarding€Ms.€¢Rimondi£€which€had€been€denied€by€relying€upon€theÐ ,`'* Ðtrial€testimony€of€Ms.€Haines.€€No€cumulative€consideration€wasÏgiven€to€the€claim€arising€from€Ms.€Hainesðð€affidavit€and€thoseÏpreviously€presented.€€In€fact,€the€order€specifically€reliedÏupon€the€trial€testimony€of€Michelle€¢Rimondi£,€saying€ð ðthe€instantÏcase€involves€an€eyewitness€to€the€murder,€Ms.€¢Rimondi£,€whoseÏoriginal€trial€testimony€stands.ðð€€(PC„¢R3£.€756).€ñ ñ›€Thus,€the€analysis€violates€òò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€115€S.€CtÐ P( #& Ð1555€(1995);€òò¢Lightbourne£€v.€Stateóó,€742€So.2d€238,€247€(Fla.Ð 0*€%( Ð1999).Ð ,`'* Ðà  àœñ ñMoreover,€Ms.€Hainesðð€1996€affidavit€alleges€more€than€aÏmere€recantation€„„€ñ ñit›€sets€forth€clear€and€convincing€evidence€of€StateÏmisconduct€involving€the€wrongful€withholding€of€exculpatoryÏevidence,€Ô €Ö ÔòòBrady€v.€Marylandóó,€373€U.S.€83,€87€(1963),€and€theÐ pÀ Ðpresentation€of€knowingly€false€testimony.€€Ô €Ø Ôòò¢Giglio£€v.€UnitedÐ P   ÐStatesóó,€405€U.S.€150,€154€œ(1972).ñ ñ€€Yet,€the€order€denying€reliefÐ 0 € Ðwritten€by€the€State€and€signed€by€Judge€Solomon€completelyÏneglects€to€acknowledge€that€Mr.€Robertsðð€claim€is€premised€uponÏviolations€of€òòBradyóó€and€òò¢Giglio£óó.ñ ñ›Ð 0 € Ðà  àœñ ñMs.€Hainesðð€sworn€affidavit€makes€clear€the€followingÏadditional€facts€involving€outrageous€State€misconduct:€1)€thatÏher€false€testimony€came€to€fruition€becauseñ ñÔ#†XXòXX0X­n;Ý#Ôñ ñÔ‡X­nXXXXòÔ€Ô#†XXòXXX­nå#ÔÔ‡0X­nXXXXòÔof€pressure€from€theÐ Ð  ÐState;€2)€that€the€State€promised€her€assistance€with€pendingÏcharges€in€exchange€for€her€testimony;€3)€that€the€State€knew€ofÏthe€pressure€and€promises€when€they€asked€her€at€trial€if€anyoneÏhad€ð ðthreatened€you€or€promised€you€anything€for€you€to€tell€whatÏRick€said€to€you€about€what€happened;ðð€(R.€1691„92)€4)€that€theÏState€purposely€elicited€Ms.€Hainesðð€false€response€that€she€hadÏnot€been€threatened€or€promised€anything€in€exchange€for€herÏtestimony;€and€5)€that€the€State€came€through€with€the€promisedÏassistance€to€Ms.€Haines€after€Mr.€Roberts€trial€and€disposed€ofÏall€pending€charges€against€her.Ì€€Ô#†XXòXX0X­n^å#ÔÔ‡0X­nXXXXòÔà  àMs.€Haines€stated€in€her€affidavit€that€Sam€Rabin€inÐ p&À!$ ÐDecember€of€1984€promised€her€consideration€for€any€testimonyÏfavorable€to€the€State.€€Ms.€Haines€further€stated€that€afterÏgiving€her€testimony€against€Mr.€Roberts,€the€eleven€pendingÐ ,`'* ТBroward£€County€charges€disappeared.€€Ìà  àAt€the€July€1997€evidentiary€hearing,Ô#†XXòXX0X­n6è#ÔÔ‡X­nXXXXòÔ€the€State€calledÐ à ÐHarvey€Wasserman,€a€supervisor€of€investigation€at€the€DadeÏCounty€State€Attorneyððs€Office.€€Mr.€Wasserman€testified€to€hisÏreading€of€computer€generated€printouts€that€were€produced€inÏ1996€of€Rhonda€Hainesðð€criminal€history.€€He€indicated€that€theÏrecords€he€had€obtained€reflected€that€ð ðin€1985,€1984,€1985,€sheÏhad€two€pending€prostitution„related€cases€in€¢Broward£€County.ðð€Ï(PC„¢R3£.€643).€€According€to€Mr.€Wasserman,€these€two€charges€wereÏnot€disposed€of€until€1988.€€(PC„¢R3£.€640„43).€€He€was€unable€toÏfind€documentation€of€the€eleven€outstanding€charges€that€Ms.ÏHaines€testified€at€trial€were€pending€in€¢Broward£€County€at€thatÏtime.€€(PC„¢R3£.€642)(ð ðQ.€€Okay.€So,€were€there€any€other€casesÏthat€she€had€from€¢Broward£€County€according€to€the€records€thatÏyou€reviewed?€€A.€€No,€sir,€not€from€anything€that€we€have.ðð).€ÏSo€as€of€July€of€1997,€the€State€conceded€the€eleven€charges€ofÏprostitution€against€Rhonda€Haines€were€untraceable.€€Ìà  àYet,€the€trial€prosecutor€¢ackowledged£€that€at€the€time€ofÏtrial€the€eleven€charges€in€fact€existed€and€were€problematic.€ÏWilliam€Howell,€co„counsel€at€trial€for€the€State€and€co„counselÏin€the€3.850€proceedings,€was€called€by€Mr.€Roberts€in€rebuttalÏto€establish€whether€at€the€time€of€trial€Ms.€Haines€had€elevenÐ ,`'* Ðoutstanding€charges€in€¢Broward£€County.€€Mr.€Howell€testified:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓQ.€€Do€you€recall€when€the€first€time€that€you€learnedÏabout€her€allegation€of€outstanding€charges€in€¢Broward£ÏCounty?ÌÌA.€€Very€vividly.€€I€probably€recall€that€as€much€asÏanything€else€about€this€case.ÌÌQ.€€And€when€was€that?ÌÌA.€€That€was€in€her€deposition€and€I€think€it€wasÏOctober.€€I€may€not€be€correct€on€this,€but€October€ofÏ1985,€immediately€prior€to€the€trial€is€when€I€firstÏlearned€of€the€allegations€of€eleven€outstandingÏprostitution€warrants€or€charges€or€something€like€thatÏin€¢Broward£.ÌÌQ.€€And,€did€you€discuss€that€with€anybody€in€the€StateÏAttorneyððs€Office?ÌÌA.€€That€Iððm€having€a€little€witness€trouble€with€„€„ÏIððm€sure€I€did.€€I€donððt€have€a€specific€recollectionÏof€the€discussion,€but€I€would€have€discussed€that€withÏMr.€¢Glick£.ÌÌÌÒ°` ÒÓÓ€(PC„¢R3£.€705„06).€€Mr.€Howell€was€adamant€that€the€eleven€chargesÏð ðwere€still€pending€at€the€time€of€trial.ðð€€(PC„¢R3£.€707).€Thus,ÏRhonda€Hainesðð€claim€that€the€eleven€prostitution€chargesÏdisappeared€after€her€testimony€for€the€State€at€Mr.€RobertsððÏtrial€was€confirmed.ÌÔ#†XXòXXX­nóé#Ôñ ñÔ‡0X­nXXXXòÔñ ñà  àIn€the€Stateððs€closing€argument€at€trial,€Rhonda€Haines€wasÐ `'°"% Ðrelied€upon€to€argue€for€a€guilty€verdict.€€(R.€2949,€2960,€2961,Ï2985,€2989,€2990,€2991,€2992,€2993,€3093,€3094,€3096,€3107,€3108,Ð  +p&) Ð3116).€€In€his€closing,€the€prosecutor€argued:ÌÓÓÒ` °Òà ¸ àUltimately,€you€have€to€decide€who€is€lying€andÏwhat€they€have€to€gain€or€lose€by€coming€in€thisÏcourtroom€and€lying.ÌÌà@  ,Dà*€*€*€*ˆÌÌà ¸ àBecause€if€somebody€has€something€to€gain,€thenÏthey€may€be€coloring€their€testimony.ÓÓÌÒ°` Ò(R.€2945).Ìà  à¢Accoring£€to€Rhonda€Hainesðð€affidavit,€the€State€possessedÏexculpatory€evidence€which€was€not€disclosed€to€the€defense.€ñ ñ›€The€State€promised€Rhonda€Haines€consideration€for€herÐ `  Ðtestimony,€and€the€record€now€establishes€that€she€received€theÏconsideration.€€œThe€nondisclosure€of€this€evidence€violated€theÏEighth€and€Fourteenth€Amendments€of€the€United€StatesÏConstitution€and€Rule€3.220€of€the€Florida€Rules€of€CriminalÏProcedure.€€Ô € ÔòòGorham€v.€Stateóó,€597€So.€2d€782€(Fla.€1992);€Ô € ÔòòRoman€v.Ð pÀ ÐStateóó,€528€So.€2d€1169€(Fla.€1988).Ô#†XXòXX0X­nAô#ÔÔ‡X­nXXXXòÔÐ P  ÐÔ#†XXòXXX­ngù#ÔÔ‡0X­nXXXXòÔà  àIn€analyzing€the€prejudicial€impact€of€Ms.€Hainesðð€falseÐ 0€ Ðtestimony,€consideration€must€be€given€to€the€òòBradyóó€andÐ ` Ðineffective€assistance€of€counsel€claims€previously€pled€in€thisÏCourt€in€1989.ñ ñ׃S×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú37Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ñ ñ€€Since€Mr.€Roberts€was€denied€relief€on€the€basisÏthat€the€previously€pled€nondisclosures€and€deficient€performanceÏdid€not€undermine€confidence€in€the€outcome€because€Rhonda€HainesÏhad€testified€that€Mr.€Roberts€confessed€to€her,€those€mattersÏmust€be€revisited.€€The€State€hid€exculpatory€evidence.€€Mr.ÏRoberts€must€be€put€in€the€position€he€would€have€been€in€had€theÏevidence€been€disclosed.€€To€do€otherwise€would€reward€the€StateÐ ,`'* Ðfor€suppressing€exculpatory€evidence.Ô#†XXòXX0X­n¾ù#ÔÔ‡X­nXXXXòÔÐ ° Ðà  àThe€United€States€Supreme€Court€recently€recognized€that,Ïthough€a€òòBradyóó€violation€may€be€comprised€of€individual€instancesÐ pÀ Ðof€nondisclosure,€proper€constitutional€analysis€requiresÏconsideration€of€the€cumulative€effect€of€the€individualÏnondisclosures.€òò€òòóóKyles€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€419€(1995).€€TheÐ `  Ðreason€for€this€as€explained€by€the€United€States€Supreme€›CourtÏis€in€order€to€insure€that€the€criminal€defendant€receives€ð ðaÏfair€trial,€understood€as€a€trial€resulting€in€a€verdict€worthyÏof€confidence.ðð€òò¢Kyles£óó,€514€U.S.€at€434.€€Thus,€the€proper€Ð à Ðanalysis€cannot€be€conducted€when€suppression€of€exculpatoryÏevidence€continues€or€when,€despite€due€diligence,€the€evidenceÏof€the€prejudicial€effect€of€the€¢nondisclosure£€does€not€surfaceÏuntil€later.€€The€analysis€must€be€conducted€when€all€of€theÏexculpatory€evidence€which€the€jury€did€not€know€becomes€known.€€Ìà  àIn¢Ô €0 Ô£€òò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€the€Supreme€Court€explained€theÐ Ð  Ðappropriate€standard€of€review€of€a€òòBradyóó€claim:Ð °"  ÐÓÓÒ` °ÒThe€fourth€and€final€aspect€of€òò¢Bagley£óó€materiality€to€beÐ $à" Ðstressed€here€is€its€definition€in€terms€of€suppressedÏevidence€considered€collectively,€not€item„by„item.ÌÌÓÓÒ°` Òòò¢Kyles£óó,€514€U.S.€at€436.Ð P( #& ÐÓÓÒ` °ÒThe€result€reached€by€the€Fifth€Circuit€majority€isÏcompatible€with€a€series€of€independent€materialityÏevaluations,€rather€that€the€cumulative€evaluationÐ ,`'* Ðrequired€by€òò¢Bagley£óó,€as€the€ensuing€discussions€willÐ ° Ðshow.ÌÌÓÓÒ°` Òòò¢Kyles£óó,€514€U.S.€at€441.Ð €Ð ÐÓÓÒ` °ÒIn€evaluating€the€weight€of€all€these€evidentiaryÏitems,€it€bears€mention€that€they€would€not€haveÏfunctioned€as€mere€isolated€bits€of€good€luck€forÏ¢Kyles£.€€Their€combined€force€in€attacking€the€processÏby€which€the€police€gathered€evidence€and€assembled€theÏcase€would€have€complemented,€and€have€beenÏcomplemented€by,€the€testimony€actually€offered€byÏ¢Kyles£ððs€friends€and€family€to€show€that€Beanie€hadÏframed€¢Kyles£.€€Exposure€to€Beanieððs€own€words,€evenÏthrough€cross„examination€of€the€police€officer,€wouldÏhave€made€the€defenseððs€case€more€plausible€and€reducedÏits€vulnerability€to€credibility€attack.€€Johnny€Burns,Ïfor€example,€was€subjected€to€sharp€cross„examinationÏafter€testifying€that€he€had€seen€Beanie€change€theÏlicense€plate€on€the€¢LTD£,€that€he€walked€in€on€BeanieÏstooping€near€the€stove€in€¢Kyles£ððs€kitchen,€that€he€hadÏseen€Beanie€with€handguns€of€various€¢calibres£,Ïincluding€a€.32,€and€that€he€was€testifying€for€theÏdefense€even€though€Beanie€was€his€ð ðbest€friend.ðð€€OnÏeach€of€these€points,€Burnsððs€testimony€would€have€beenÏconsistent€with€the€withheld€evidence:€€that€Beanie€hadÏspoken€of€Burns€to€the€police€as€his€ð ðpartner,ðð€hadÏadmitted€to€changing€the€¢LTD£ððs€license€plate,€hadÏattended€Sunday€dinner€at€¢Kyles£ððs€apartment,€and€had€aÏhistory€of€violent€crime,€rendering€his€use€of€gunsÏmore€likely.€€With€this€information,€the€defense€couldÏhave€challenged€the€prosecutionððs€good€faith€on€atÏleast€some€of€the€points€of€cross„examination€mentionedÏand€could€have€elicited€police€testimony€to€blunt€theÏeffect€of€the€attack€on€Burns.ÌÌà ¸ àJustice€Scalia€suggests€that€we€should€ð ðgaugeððÏBurnsððs€credibility€by€observing€that€the€state€judgeÏpresiding€over€¢Kyles£ððs€post„conviction€proceeding€didÏnot€find€Burnsððs€testimony€in€that€proceeding€to€beÏconvincing,€and€by€noting€that€Burns€has€since€beenÏconvicted€for€killing€Beanie.€€Of€course,€neitherÏobservation€could€possibly€have€affected€the€juryððsÐ ,`'* Ðappraisal€of€Burnsððs€credibility€at€the€time€of€¢Kyles£ððsÏtrials.ÌÌÓÓÒ°` Òòò¢Kyles£óó,€514€U.S.€at€449€n.19€(citations€omitted).€€à x àÐ €Ð Ðà  àMoreover,€this€Court€in€òòJones€v.€Stateóó,€709€So.€2d€512€(Fla.Ð ` ° Ð1998),€and€reaffirmed€in€òò¢Lightbourne£óó,€made€it€clear€that€theÐ @  Ðcumulative€analysis€discussed€in€òò¢Gunsby£óó€is€in€fact€the€legallyÐ  p  Ðrequired€analysis€where€a€òòBradyóó€claim,€an€ineffective€assistanceÐ P  Ðclaim,€and/or€a€newly€discovered€evidence€claim€are€presented€inÏa€3.850€motion.€€In€òò¢Gunsby£óó,€this€Court€ordered€a€new€trial€inÐ À ÐRule€3.850€proceedings€because€of€the€cumulative€effects€of€òòBradyóóÐ  ð Ðviolations,€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel,€and/or€newlyÏdiscovered€evidence€of€innocence€using€the€following€analysis:ÌÓÓÒ` °Ò¢Gunsby£€raises€a€number€of€issues€in€which€he€contendsÏthat€he€is€entitle€to€a€new€trial,€two€of€which€we€findÏto€be€¢dispositive£.€€First,€he€argues€that€the€StateððsÏerroneous€withholding€of€exculpatory€evidence€entitlesÏhim€to€a€new€trial.€€Second,€he€asserts€that€he€isÏentitled€to€a€new€trial€because€new€evidence€reflectsÏthat€the€Stateððs€key€witnesses€at€trial€gave€falseÏtestimony€in€order€to€implicate€him€in€a€murder€he€didÏnot€commit€and€to€hide€the€true€identity€of€theÏmurderer.Ìà8 ¸ àà ` àà ¸ àÐ ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà@-Dà*€*€*ˆÌÌà ¸ àNevertheless,€when€we€consider€the€cumulativeÏeffect€of€the€testimony€presented€at€the€3.850€hearingÏand€the€admitted€Brady€violations€on€the€part€of€theÏState,€we€are€compelled€to€find,€under€the€uniqueÏcircumstances€of€this€case,€that€confidence€in€theÏoutcome€of€¢Gunsby£ððs€original€trial€has€been€underminedÏand€that€a€reasonable€probability€exists€of€a€differentÐ ,`'* Ðoutcome.€€Cf.€òòCherry€v.€Stateóó,€659€So.€2d€1069€(Fla.Ð ° Ð1995)(cumulative€effect€of€numerous€errors€in€counselððsÏperformance€may€constitute€prejudice);€òòHarvey€v.Ð à ТDugger£óó,€656€So.€2d€1253€(Fla.€1995)(same).€Ð €Ð ÐConsequently,€we€find€that€we€must€reverse€the€trialÏjudgeððs€order€denying€¢Gunsby£ððs€motion€to€vacate€hisÏconviction.ÌÌÒ°` ÒÓÓòòState€v.€¢Gunsby£óó,€670€So.€2d€920,€923„24€(Fla.€1996)(emphasisÐ 0 € Ðadded).€€Seeòò€òòóóYoung€v.€Stateóó,€739€So.€2d€553€(Fla.€1999).€€ThisÐ `  Ðmeans€Mr.€Robertsðð€claims€requires€cumulative€consideration€ofÏall€previously€pleaded€claims€that€Mr.€Roberts€did€not€receive€anÏadequate€adversarial€testing€because€his€jury€did€not€hearÏfavorable€and€exculpatory€evidence.€€The€claims€presentedÏpreviously€must€be€evaluated€cumulatively€with€the€evidenceÏpresented€herein.€€òòWay€v.€Stateóó,€760€So.€2d€903€(Fla.€2000).€€IfÐ P  Ðconsidering€the€claims€cumulatively€results€in€a€loss€ofÏconfidence€in€the€reliability€of€the€outcome,€relief€isÏwarranted.€òòYoung€v.€Stateóó;€òò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó.€Ð ð@ Ðà  àThis€Court€held€in€òò¢Lightbourne£€v.€Stateóó,€742€So.2d€at€247Ð Ð  Ðthat€a€cumulative€analysis€of€Mr.€¢Lightbourne£ððs€òòBradyóó€claim€andÐ °"  Ðhis€newly€discovered€evidence€was€required.€€This€was€true€evenÏthough€this€Court€noted€that€Mr.€¢Lightbourne£€had€first€presentedÏa€òòBradyóó€claim€years€before.€Seeòò€òòóó¢Lightbourne£€v.€¢Dugger£óó,€549€So.€2dÐ P( #& Ð1364,€1367€(Fla.€1989).€€In€fact€in€òò¢Lightbourne£óó,€the€òòBradyóó€claimÐ 0*€%( Ðpresented€in€1989€was€ð ðbased€on€the€Stateððs€failure€to€discloseÐ ,`'* Ðthat€police€had€engaged€in€a€scheme€with€¢Chavers£€and€Carson€toÏelicit€incriminating€statements€from€¢Lightbourne£.ðð€742€So.€2d€atÏ242.€€The€òòBradyóó€claim€presented€in€1994€was€supported€by€evidenceÐ pÀ Ðnot€previously€available€(ð ðthe€State€committed€a€òòBradyóó€violationÐ P   Ðin€withholding€evidence€that€¢Chavers£ðð€and€Carsonððs€testimony€wasÏfalse€and€elicited€in€violation€of€òòHenryóóðð.€742€So.€2d€at€247.€€Ð `  Ðà  àMr.€Roberts€previously€presented€a€òòBradyóó€claim,€anÐ ð@  Ðineffective€assistance€claim,€and€a€newly€discovered€evidence€ofÏinnocence€claim.€€He€has€now€located€witnesses€and€evidence€notÏpreviously€available€to€him€which€proves€his€claims€which€withoutÏthe€new€evidence€was€previously€rejected.€€This€is€nearlyÏidentical€to€the€situation€in€òò¢Lightbourne£óó.€€In€òò¢Lightbourne£óó,€this€Ð P  ÐCourt€reversed€a€circuit€court€decision€that€failed€to€conductÏthe€required€cumulative€consideration€(ð ðThis€cumulative€analysisÏmust€be€conducted€so€that€the€trial€court€has€a€ððtotal€pictureððÏof€the€case.ðð).€€The€order€drafted€by€the€State€and€signed€byÏJudge€Solomon€denying€3.850€relief€failed€to€conduct€theÏrequisite€cumulative€analysis€and€must€be€reversed.ÌÌà@””%ìàò òÔ  ÔòòCONCLUSIONÔ · Ôóóó óˆÐ P( #& Ðà  àBased€upon€the€record€and€the€arguments€presented€herein,ÏMr.€Roberts€respectfully€urges€the€Court€to€reverse€the€lowerÐ ,`'* Ðcourtððs€denial€of€3.850€œreliefñ 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