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ÒÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔMs.€Smith€was€found€with€a€chocolate€bar€on€her€exposedÐ ° Ðabdomen. Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú4Ú  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). œÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú20Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔDuring€the€deliberations€the€jury€asked€for€the€testimony€ofÐ ° ÐMs.€Ô_Ô¢Lasko£Ô_Ô,€œthe›€Ô_Ô¢FDLE£Ô_Ô€technician€who€had€conducted€an€analysis€ofÏhair€found€on€Ms.€Smithððs€body€and€was€unable€to€match€it€to€JodyÏWright.€€The€jury€also€asked€for€the€testimony€of€Dr.€Ô_Ô¢Latimer£Ô_Ô,Ïthe€medical€examiner€who€concluded€the€assailant€was€probablyÏright„handed.€€However,€Judge€Perry€refused€to€provide€the€juryÏwith€the€testimony€(R.€2899„2908). ñÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú6Ú  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  Ú3Ú  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$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú18Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔMr.€Dunning€was€suspended€from€the€practice€of€law€shortlyÐ ° Ðbefore€the€1988€evidentiary€hearing,€although€the€suspension€wasÏnot€disclosed€by€Mr.€Dunning€at€the€time€of€the€evidentiaryÏhearing€(PC„¢R2£.€1836,€2592,€Ô_Ô¢Exh£Ô_Ô.€45).€€ Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔOf€course,€when€Kim€Holt€was€interviewed€on€February€28th,Ð ° Ðshe€indicated€the€scratches€were€already€present€at€4:30€¢pm£. [Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔWanda€Brown€in€her€February€7th€statement€had€advised€lawÐ ° Ðenforcement€that€she€had€witnessed€an€encounter€betweenÏÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€and€Ms.€Smith€on€Saturday,€February€5th.€ Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú15Ú  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$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú24Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔThe€previously€undisclosed€records€were€in€fact€introducedÐ ° Ðinto€evidence€at€the€December€1997€evidentiary€hearing.€€¢Exh£.€47. ­Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú2Ú  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€againstÏÔ_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ôððs.ðð€€òòWright€v.€Floridaóó,€474€U.S.€1094,€1097Ð ¤ô Ð(1986)(Blackmun,€J.,€dissenting). ïÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú17Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔA€fingerprint€identified€as€Jodyððs€had€been€found€on€Ms.Ð ° ÐSmithððs€stove€(R.€2057).€€Jody€acknowledged€that€he€and€PaulÏHouse€had€previously€gone€into€Ms.€Smithððs€home€ð ðto€look€aroundððÏ(R.€2563).€€Paul€House€confirmed€that€he€and€Jody€had€gone€intoÏMs.€Smithððs€residence€in€January€of€1982€without€permission€whenÏMs.€Smith€was€not€home€(R.€2396).€ sÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú35Ú  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$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú13Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔIn€the€intervening€years,€Taylor€Douglas€had€been€electedÐ ° ÐPutnam€County€Sheriff. âÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú22Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThis€Court€quoted€Judge€Perryððs€order€virtually€verbatim€inÐ ° Ðits€opinion€affirming€on€appeal. 4Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú40Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔIn€fact,€such€a€statement€has€never€surfaced€in€all€of€theÐ ° Ðextensive€Chapter€119€discovery,€just€as€no€polygraph€examinationÏof€either€Jackson€or€¢Strickland£€has€ever€surfaced. gÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú7Ú  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). «Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔMr.€Dunning€testified€in€1988€that€he€did€not€rememberÐ ° Ðwhether€he€had€this€statement€prior€to€trial,€but€if€he€had€it,Ïhe€ð 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  Ú14Ú  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).€ÏœInitially,€Captain›€œMiller€said€that€Jackson€got€the€scratchesÏwhile€trimming€trees.€€When€confronted€with€Jacksonððs€swornÏstatement,€›œhe›€acknowledged€that€Jacksonððs€under€oath€statementÏindicated€that€ð ðhe€got€scratched€at€his€œsisterððsðð€during€a€fight›Ï(PC„¢R1£.€1068).€€Captain€Miller€explained€his€previously€statedÏœbelief›€as€the€result€of€his€failure€to€ð ðrefresh[]€my€memory€withÏthese€documentsðð€(òòIdóó.).€€Of€course,€Jacksonððs€sworn€statementÐ Ô$ Ðindicated€that€he€got€scratched€Sunday€night€and€did€not€explainÏhow€Kim€Holt€saw€the€scratches€Sunday€afternoon.€ Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú25Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔOf€course€in€the€two€and€half€years€he€sat€on€the€case€beforeÐ ° Ðissuing€his€order,€Judge€¢Nichols£€failed€to€notice€that€the€priorÏevidentiary€hearing€to€which€he€referred€occurred€in€1988,€notÏ1991.€€Then€again,€may€be€he€did€not€obtain€the€full€record€andÏreview€it. äÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú19Ú  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$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú49Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔIt€should€be€noted€that€this€proceeding€is€a€continuation€ofÐ ° Ðthe€first€Rule€3.850€motion€filed€by€Mr.€Wright.€€This€CourtÐ ´  Ðaffirmed€the€denial€of€some€of€Mr.€Wrightððs€claims€in€its€1991Ïopinion,€but€it€remanded€for€further€proceedings€on€ð ðwhetherÏWrightððs€public€defenderððs€service€as€a€special€deputy€sheriffÏaffected€his€ability€to€provide€effective€legal€assistance.ðð€ÏòòWright€v.€Stateóó,€581€So.2d€at€887.€€During€the€proceeding€onÐ pÀ Ðremand,€it€was€established€that€the€Putnam€County€SheriffððsÏOffice€had€failed€to€previously€disclose€all€the€public€recordsÏMr.€Wright€had€requested€in€1988. ÐÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú16Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€Xn+XXXÔSo,€the€hair€had€sufficient€characteristics€to€be€compared€toÐ ° ÐMs.€Smithððs€known€hair,€and€it€was€determined€to€not€be€hers.€€ItÏalso€could€not€be€matched€to€Jody,€but€the€examiner€buried€thisÏfact€in€language€that€was€frequently€nonsensical.€€The€juryÏrequested,€but€was€not€permitted,€a€read€back€of€this€testimonyÏ(R.€2899„2908).< Œ 9`("Courier 10cpi yÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú50Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔHere,€the€denial€was€never€final€in€that€this€Court€remandedÐ ° Ðfor€further€proceedings€on€a€related€claim€concerning€whetherÏtrial€counsel€provided€effective€representation€in€light€of€hisÐ ¤ô û Ðstatus€as€a€special€deputy€sheriff. 0Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú23Ú  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€(¢Pellicer£€¢DÔ_Ôepo£.Ô_Ô€at€19Ô_ÔÔ_Ô).€€Special€deputyÏappointments€were€given€to€political€allies€of€Sheriff€Ô_Ô¢Pellicer£Ô_ÔÏ(Miller€¢DÔ_Ôepo£.Ô_Ô€at€7).€€People€like€to€have€a€ð ðdeputy€card,ðð€ð ðwhenÏthey€got€stopped€for€speeding€they€pulled€card€[sic],€you€know,ÏOh,€are€you€a€deputy€sheriff?€€Oh,€yeah.€€Be€careful,€Sheriff,€goÏahead€ð"ð€a€courtesy€card,€still€call€it€that.ðð€(¢Pellicer£€¢Depo£.€atÏ20).€ dÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€Xn+XXXÔInterestingly,€Dr.€Harry€Krop€evaluated€Jody€Wright€in€1988Ð ° Ð(PC„R1.€1017„56).€€At€the€time€that€he€testified€in€October€ofÏ1988,€Dr.€Krop€had€evaluated€some€200€individuals€who€wereÏcapital€defendants.€€Jody€Wright€was€one€of€three€whose€MMPIÏresults€were€completely€within€ð ðnormalðð€ranges.€€Dr.€Krop€foundÏJody€Wright€to€be€an€intact€person€with€no€signs€of€sexualÏdeviancy€or€sociopathic€tendencies.€€Jody€Wright€did€not€fit€theÏprofile€to€which€Dr.€Krop€had€become€accustom. ¬Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú54Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔÔ‡Xn+XXXn+ÔThe€State€has€an€ongoing€duty€under€òòBradyóó€even€when€a€case€isÐ ° Ðin€the€¢postconviction£€stage.€€¢Ô € Ô£òòJohnson€v.€¢Butterworth£óó,€713€So.€2dÐ ´ Ð985€(Fla.€1998);€¢Ô €  Ô£òòRoberts€v.€¢Butterworth£óó,€668€So.€2d€580€(Fla.Ð ¤ô Ð1996).€€The€State€has€a€duty€to€learn€of€evidence€that€might€beÏfavorable€to€Mr.€Wright€which€could€form€the€basis€for€relief.€ÏÔ €  Ôòò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€419€(1995)¢Ô €  Ô£.Ô#†Xn+XXXn+o#Ô€€ 1Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú36Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThe€receipts€were€introduced€into€evidence€by€Mr.€Wright€andÐ ° Ðsupported€Mr.€Pearlððs€testimony€that€he€did€not€receive€the€Luce,ÏBrown€or€Holt€statements€(PC„¢R1£.€793„807). ÉÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú38Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔJodyððs€mother€had€died€after€Jodyððs€arrest€and€before€hisÐ ° Ðtrial. ÜÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú37Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔCharlotte€Martinez€was€accompanied€by€Cynthia€¢Kurkendall£,€herÐ ° Ðsister,€when€the€decanter€was€handed€over€to€Mr.€Dunning€duringÏthe€trial€(PC„¢R1£.€771„72).€€According€to€Mr.€Dunning,€he€had€seenÏCynthia€ð ðon€several€occasions€[]€at€bars€and€so€forth,€hadÏconversations€with€her,€knew€herðð€(PC„¢R1£.€773).€€Subsequently,€heÏmarried€Cynthia. \Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú41Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԇXn+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). =Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€Xn+XXXÔÔ‡Xn+XXXn+ÔThe€medical€examiner€initially€placed€the€time€of€Ms.€SmithððsÐ ° Ðdeath€as€occurring€between€5:00€p.m.€and€9:00€p.m.€on€Saturday,ÏFebruary€5th.€€It€was€only€after€Westberry€changed€his€story€onÏApril€19th€and€claimed€that€Jody€had€confessed€to€doing€theÏmurder€at€5:00€a.m.€that€the€medical€examiner€expanded€the€timeÏrange€to€include€5:00€a.m.€on€Sunday,€February€6th€(R.€1852).Ô#†Xn+XXXn+m#Ô .Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú42Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThey€were€located€as€witnesses€only€after€the€1991€disclosureÐ ° Ðof€public€records€that€had€previously€not€been€provided€to€Mr.ÏWrightððs€collateral€counsel€(PC„¢R2£.€167). 3Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú43Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔMr.€Wells€was€located€as€a€witness€only€after€the€1991Ð ° Ðdisclosure€of€public€records€that€had€previously€not€beenÏprovided€to€Mr.€Wrightððs€collateral€counsel€(PC„¢R2£.€169).€ ûÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú46Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔNo€records€were€revealed€of€whether€Bobby€Hackney€wasÐ ° Ðseriously€interviewed€as€a€suspect€or€if€so€how€he€wasÏeliminated. Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú48Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔNot€only€had€Sheriff€¢Pellicer£€revealed€in€1997€that€in€factÐ ° Ðhe€had€placed€Judge€Perry€on€the€special€deputy€list,€but€JudgeÐ ´ z ÐPerryððs€ex€parte€contact€with€the€State€in€the€Richard€RandolphÏcapital€proceedings€in€the€late€1989€had€surfaced.€€UndersignedÏcounsel€did€not€learn€of€ex€parte€contact€in€the€case€of€RandallÏScott€Jones€and€Manuel€¢Colina£€until€the€year€2000.€€Since€noÏpublic€records€have€been€disclosed€by€the€State€to€dateÏreflecting€ex€parte€contact€at€Mr.€Wrightððs€trial€or€during€theÏ1988€evidentiary€hearing,€it€was€necessary€to€ask€Judge€PerryÏabout€what€apparently€was€his€standard€practice.€€ BÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú47Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔNo€records€were€revealed€as€to€whether€Connie€Ray€Israel€wasÐ ° Ðconsidered€as€a€suspect€and€if€so€how€he€was€eliminated.€€òòSeeóóÐ ´ ÐòòIsrael€v.€Stateóó,€Case€No.€¢SC95873£. /Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú56Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔIn€òò¢Bagley£óó,€the€Supreme€Court€adopted€the€òò¢Strickland£óó€prejudiceÐ ° Ðstandard€as€the€proper€measure€for€determining€the€materiality€ofÏthe€¢nondisclosure£€of€exculpatory€evidence.€€Thus,€whether€theÏalleged€error€is€the€prosecutorððs€failure€to€disclose€exculpatoryÏevidence€or€the€defense€attorneyððs€failure€to€adequatelyÏrepresent€the€defendant,€reversal€is€required€when€confidence€isÏundermined€in€the€outcome. 2Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú44Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔMs.€Hill€was€located€as€a€witness€only€after€the€1991Ð ° Ðdisclosure€of€public€records€that€had€previously€not€beenÏprovided€to€Mr.€Wrightððs€collateral€counsel€(PC„¢R2£.€174).€ pÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú45Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThe€police€reports€that€were€admitted€into€evidence€asÐ ° ÐExhibit€46€also€show€that€Henry€Jackson€was€found€dead€onÏFebruary€2,€1985,€after€expressing€complaint€about€shortness€ofÏbreath€and€chest€pains.€€He€was€39€years€old€(PC„¢R2£.€188). ñÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú58Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔWhen€called€to€the€witness€stand,€Leon€Wells€discussed€HenryÐ ° ÐJacksonððs€fondness€for€knives€(PC„¢R2£.€2575).D Kyles v. Whitley1 2›€òò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€115€S.€Ct.€1555€(1995)FMarshall v. Jerrico, Inc., 446 U.S. 238,1 ]›òòMarshall€v.€¢Jerrico£,€Incóó.,€Ð ° Ðà  à446€U.S.€238,€242€(1980)HTumey v. Ohio, 273 U.S. 510 (1927)1 L›òò¢Tumey£€v.€Ohioóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à273€U.S.€510€(1927)JIn Re Murchison, 349 U.S. 133 (1955)1 N›òòIn€Re€¢Murchison£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à349€U.S.€133€(1955) W›òòSullivan€v.€Louisianaóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à508€U.S.€275,€279€(1993) L›òò¢Tumey£€v.€Ohioóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à273€U.S.€510€(1927)NChapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 23 (1 U›òòChapman€v.€Californiaóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à386€U.S.€18,€23€(1966)9Grey v. Mississippi, 481 U.S. 648, 668 (1 ùÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú57Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԇXn+XXXÔWhen€called€to€the€witness€stand,€Wanda€Brown€said€that€HenryÐ ° ÐJackson€had€been€present€when€the€encounters€took€place. Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú59Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔòòóóThe€Supreme€Court€has€specifically€recognized€that€evidenceÐ ° Ðthat€impeached€the€reliability€of€law€enforcementððs€criminalÏinvestigation€is€exculpatory€evidence€that€must€be€disclosed€toÏthe€defense.€€òò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€at€446€(ð ðthe€defenseÐ ”ä Ðcould€.€.€.€have€attacked€the€reliability€of€the€investigation€inÏfailing€to€consider€[another€suspectððs]€possible€guilt€and€inÏtolerating€(if€not€countenancing)€serious€possibilities€thatÏincriminating€evidence€had€been€plantedðð).SRose v. Clark, 478 U.S. 570 (1986)1 J›òòRose€v.€Clarkóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à478€U.S.€570€(1986)RSatterwhite v. Texas, 486 U.S. 249 (19881 C›òò¢Cartalino£€v.€Washingtonóó,€122€F.3d€8,€10„11€(7th€Cir.€1997) Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú55Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔIn€fact,€the€record€is€clear€that€both€the€prosecutor€and€theÐ ° Ðdefense€attorney€failed€in€their€respective€obligations.€€AÏwealth€of€favorable€evidence€was€not€disclosed€by€the€prosecutor.€ÏAnd€trial€counsel€has€testified€that€he€provided€ð ðinferiorÏperformanceðð€when€he€had€ð ða€lapseðð€and€made€ð ða€mistakeðð€andÏforgot€to€present€the€evidence€establishing€that€the€glassÏdecanter€was€a€Wright€family€heirloom€(PC„¢R1£.€820).€€TrialÏcounsel€also€neglected€to€present€the€testimony€that€OfficerÏWalter€Perkins€had€threatened€Mrs.€Wright€saying€ð ðIððm€going€toÏmake€you€sorry€you€ever€had€them€two€boysðð€€(PC„¢R2£.€2587). 7Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€XXn+XXXÔÔ‡YXn+XXXn+ÔThe€medical€examiner€initially€placed€the€time€of€Ms.€SmithððsÐ ° Ðdeath€as€occurring€between€5:00€p.m.€and€9:00€p.m.€on€Saturday,ÏFebruary€5th.€€It€was€only€Westberry€changed€his€story€on€AprilÏ19th€and€claimed€that€Jody€had€confessed€to€doing€the€murder€atÏ5:00€a.m.€that€the€medical€examiner€expanded€the€time€range€toÏinclude€5:00€a.m.€on€Sunday,€February€6th€(R.€1852).Ô#†XXn+XXXn+m#Ô´à09Z+.Courier New Regular<þ6X9`(Courier äÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú60Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThis€also€goes€to€the€reliability€of€law€enforcementððsÐ ° Ðcriminal€investigation.€€òò¢Kyles£óó. NÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú61Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThis€Court€recently€held€that€as€a€matter€of€law€ð ðevidence€ofÐ ° Ðcoaching€and€conflicting€accounts€clearly€was€clearly€[evidence]Ïfavorable€to€[the€defendant].ðð€€òòRogers€v.€Stateóó,€Slip€op.€at€24. ¦Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú32Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔDuring€the€winter€months€prior€to€Ms.€Smithððs€death,€WalterÐ ° ÐPerkins€had€become€angry€with€Jody€Wrightððs€mother€over€herÏfailure€to€keep€Jody€and€his€brother€away€from€his€step„sister.€ÏSo€he€told€her€that€he€was€going€to€make€her€sorry€that€she€everÏhad€those€two€boys€(PC„¢R2£.€2587). qÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú71Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔCertainly€if€denial€of€guilt€alone€were€enough€to€exonerateÐ ° Ðindividuals€suspected€of€a€crime,€then€Jody€Wrightððs€swornÏtestimony€would€have€precluded€him€from€having€spent€the€lastÏeighteen€years€on€death€row€for€a€crime€he€did€not€do. ËÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú73Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔIt€is€clear€that€Mr.€Dunning€knew€the€truth€about€theÐ ° Ðdecanter€because€after€Mr.€Pearl€obtained€the€proof€of€theÏdecanterððs€origins,€Mr.€Dunning€chose€not€to€present€it.€€It€wasÏonly€after€Mr.€Pearlððs€ð ðsorry€performanceðð€that€Mr.€Dunning€hadÏthe€opening€to€make€the€argument€that€he€knew€was€false€(PC„¢R1£.Ï819„20). ÁÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú16Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€`Xn+XXXÔSo,€the€hair€had€sufficient€characteristics€to€be€compared€toÐ ° ÐMs.€Smithððs€known€hair,€and€it€was€determined€to€not€be€hers.€€ItÏalso€could€not€be€matched€to€Jody,€but€the€examiner€buried€thisÏfact€in€language€that€was€frequently€nonsensical.€€The€juryÏrequested,€but€was€not€permitted,€a€read€back€of€this€testimony.´à09Z+.Courier New Regular ¤Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú21Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€Xn+XXXÔOne€of€the€three€prosecutors€at€the€evidentiary€hearing€wasÐ ° ÐRobert€(Mac)€McLeod.€€According€to€Charles€Westberry,€Mac€McLeodÏadvised€him€he€did€not€have€to€talk€to€Mr.€Wrightððs€collateralÏcounsel€(PC„R1.€230).€€After€that€conversation,€Mr.€WestberryÏrefused€to€talk€to€collateral€counsel€even€though€he€hadÏpreviously€agreed€to€do€so€(PC„R1.€146).Ì€€€Also€in€1988,€Robert€McLeod€handled€the€capital€trial€inÏRandall€Scott€Jones.€€At€an€evidentiary€hearing€in€February€ofÏ2000,€Robert€McLeod€testified€that€as€a€result€of€ex€parteÏcontact€with€Judge€Perry,€he€prepared€the€sentencing€›findingsÐ 4 „  þ Ðthat€resulted€in€a€sentence€of€death.€€He€indicated€that€he€didÏthe€same€thing€in€the€case€of€Manuel€¢Colina£€who€was€alsoÏsentenced€to€death€by€Judge€Perry.€€òòJones€v.€Stateóó,€Case€No.Ð à ТSC00£„1492,€Post„conviction€¢ROA£€572).€€¢Colina£ððs€sentence€of€deathÏwas€reversed€on€appeal€for€other€reasons.€€òò¢Colina£€v.€Stateóó,€570Ð pÀ ÐSo.2d€929€(Fla.€1990).€Ì€€€Another€prosecutor€at€the€1988€Wright€evidentiary€hearing€wasÏJohn€Alexander.€€Judge€Perryððs€law€clerk€testified€in€anÏevidentiary€hearing€in€1998€that€Mr.€Alexander€on€ex€parte€basisÏparticipated€in€the€1989€drafting€of€sentencing€findings€imposingÏa€death€sentence€upon€Richard€Randolph.€€òòRandolph€v.€Stateóó,€CaseÐ `  ÐNo.€¢SC93675£,€Post„conviction€¢ROA£€5344).€€In€fact,€the€State€inÏ1998€stipulated€that€a€draft€judgment€and€sentence€came€from€theÏState€Attorneyððs€file€(òòRandolphóó,€Post„conviction€¢ROA£€5313).œ äÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú19Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀcXn+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.€´à09Z+.Courier New Regular ¤Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú21Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ€eXn+XXXÔOne€of€the€three€prosecutors€at€the€evidentiary€hearing€wasÐ ° ÐRobert€(Mac)€McLeod.€€According€to€Charles€Westberry,€Mac€McLeodÏadvised€him€he€did€not€have€to€talk€to€Mr.€Wrightððs€collateralÏcounsel€(PC„R1.€230).€€After€that€conversation,€Mr.€WestberryÏrefused€to€talk€to€collateral€counsel€even€though€he€hadÏpreviously€agreed€to€do€so€(PC„R1.€146).Ì€€€Also€in€1988,€Robert€McLeod€handled€the€capital€trial€inÏRandall€Scott€Jones.€€At€an€evidentiary€hearing€in€February€ofÏ2000,€Robert€McLeod€testified€that€as€a€result€of€ex€parteÏcontact€with€Judge€Perry,€he€prepared€the€sentencing€›findingsÐ 4 „   Ðthat€resulted€in€a€sentence€of€death.€€He€indicated€that€he€didÏthe€same€thing€in€the€case€of€Manuel€¢Colina£€who€was€alsoÏsentenced€to€death€by€Judge€Perry.€€òòJones€v.€Stateóó,€Case€No.Ð à ТSC00£„1492,€Post„conviction€¢ROA£€572).€€¢Colina£ððs€sentence€of€deathÏwas€reversed€on€appeal€for€other€reasons.€€òò¢Colina£€v.€Stateóó,€570Ð pÀ ÐSo.2d€929€(Fla.€1990).€Ì€€€Another€prosecutor€at€the€1988€Wright€evidentiary€hearing€wasÏJohn€Alexander.€€Judge€Perryððs€law€clerk€testified€in€anÏevidentiary€hearing€in€1998€that€Mr.€Alexander€on€ex€parte€basisÏparticipated€in€the€1989€drafting€of€sentencing€findings€imposingÏa€death€sentence€upon€Richard€Randolph.€€òòRandolph€v.€Stateóó,€CaseÐ `  ÐNo.€¢SC93675£,€Post„conviction€¢ROA£€5344).€€In€fact,€the€State€inÏ1998€stipulated€that€a€draft€judgment€and€sentence€came€from€theÏState€Attorneyððs€file€(òòRandolphóó,€Post„conviction€¢ROA£€5313).œ´à09Z+.Courier New Regular |Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú77Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔOf€course,€Mr.€Wright€was€never€notified€by€either€the€StateÐ ° Ðor€Judge€Perry€of€his€ex€parte€standard€operating€procedure.€ÏAfter€Mr.€Wright€filed€this€claim€in€1993,€he€sought€to€deposeÏJudge€Perry€in€order€to€inquire.€€Judge€¢Nichols£€delayed€ruling€onÏthe€requests€until€after€Judge€Perry€was€dead,€thereby€deprivingÏMr.€Wright€of€due€process€and€the€opportunity€permitted€underÏòòState€v.€Lewisóó,€656€So.2d€1248€(Fla.€1995),€to€discover€relevantÐ d ´ Ðevidence€of€constitutional€error. jÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú78Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔUndersigned€counsel€did€not€learn€until€reading€the€RandallÐ ° ÐScott€Jones€initial€brief€filed€on€April€5,€2001,€that€RobertÏ¢McLeod£€revealed€in€February€of€2000€that€Judge€Perryððs€standardÏpractice€was€to€have€the€State€write€the€sentencing€order€on€anÏex€parte€basis.€€Given€that€neither€the€State€nor€Judge€PerryÏrevealed€this€standard€practice€for€over€sixteen€years,€Mr.ÏWright€has€been€denied€due€process.€€òòJones€v.€Stateóó,€740€So.2dÐ d ´ Ð520,€524€(Fla.€1999). XÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú70Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔBetween€February€6th€(the€discovery€of€the€body)€and€AprilÐ ° Ð19th€(the€arrest€of€Charles€¢Westberry£),€no€fingerprintÏcomparisons€were€made€at€all.€€Law€enforcement€was€purportedlyÏbaffled€and€stumped€by€the€murder. Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú51Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThe€more€likely€than€not€standard€was€specifically€rejectedÐ ° Ðin€òò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€at€434€(ð ð[¢t]he£€question€is€notÐ ´ Ðwhether€the€defendant€would€have€more€likely€than€not€haveÏreceived€a€different€verdict€with€the€evidence,€but€whether€inÏits€absence€he€received€a€fair€trial,€understood€as€a€trialÏresulting€in€a€verdict€worthy€of€confidence.ðð). NÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú52Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔUnder€òòJones€v.€Stateóó,€591€So.2d€911€(Fla.€1991),€evidence€ofÐ ° Ðinnocence,€which€neither€the€prosecutor€failed€to€disclose€atÏtrial€nor€defense€counsel€unreasonably€failed€to€discover€atÐ ¤ô C Ðtrial,€may€nonetheless€warrant€a€new€trial€if€the€evidenceÏprobably€would€have€resulted€in€an€acquittal€if€it€had€been€knownÏby€the€jury.€€This€burden€of€proof€is€obviously€higher€than€theÏburden€established€in€òò¢Strickland£€v.€Washingtonóó.€ £Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú72Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔòòSeeóó€òòIsrael€v.€Stateóó,€Case€No.€¢SC95873£. oÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú53Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔToo€often€collateral€litigants€have€used€sloppy€language€inÐ ° Ðpleading€claims€for€relief.€€Frequently,€the€phrase€ð ðnewlyÏdiscovered€evidenceðð€is€employed€to€described€two€different€typesÐ ¤ô  Ðof€evidence.€€On€the€one€hand,€this€phrase€has€been€used€to€referÏto€evidence€that€could€not€have€been€discovered€sooner€throughÏthe€use€of€due€diligence.€€Under€Rule€3.850€if€diligence€isÏpresent,€the€merits€of€the€underlying€claim€is€before€the€court.€Ïòò¢Lightbourne£óó.Ð pÀ Ѐ€€On€the€other€hand,€the€phrase€has€also€been€used€to€describeÏevidence€supporting€a€claim€under€òòJones€v.€Stateóó.€€In€thoseÐ P   Ðcircumstances,€evidence€of€innocence,€which€was€unavailable€atÏtrial,€warrants€a€new€trial€if€the€jury€would€have€probablyÏacquitted€had€it€heard€the€evidence.Ì€€€In€writing€this€brief,€undersigned€counsel€has€endeavored€toÏnot€use€the€ambiguous€phrase€ð ðnewly€discovered€evidenceðð€since€itÏhas€engendered€so€much€confusion€in€the€past.€€ /Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú74Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThe€jury€was€required€to€acquit€if€it€had€a€reasonable€doubtÐ ° Ðof€Jody€Wrightððs€guilt.€€The€question€under€òò¢Kyles£óó€is€not€whetherÐ ´ Ðmore€likely€than€not€the€jury€would€have€had€a€reasonable€doubt.€ÏThe€question€is€whether€confidence€is€shaken€in€the€reliabilityÏof€the€juryððs€determination€that€it€possessed€no€reasonable€doubtÏin€light€of€the€evidence€discussed€herein€which€was€unknown€toÏthe€jury. ÑÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú76Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔFormer€Sheriff€¢Pellicer£€also€explained€the€phrase€ð ðpistol„Ð ° Ðtoting€deputyðð€as€ð ðthe€black€personððs€slang€for€part„timeÏdeputiesðð€(¢Pellicer£€¢Depo£€at€16).€€He€elaborated€ð ð[¢w]ent£€to€aÏcolored€juke€one€night€out€in€West€Putnam,€of€course€myÐ ”ä  Ðpredecessor€was€well€known,€he€was€raised€up€in€Clay€and€PutnamÏCounty,€mostly€in€Putnam,€and€every€colored€person€in€the€countyÏknew€him.€€*€*€*€€But€that€night€at€this€particular€juke,€theÏSheriff€had€given€me€a€pistol€that€heððd€confiscated€out€of€aÏrobbery,€told€me€to€use€it.€€*€*€*€€I€„€„€he€stepped€upon€theÏporch€and€I€stepped€up€on€the€porch,€and€this€black€fellowÏstepped€out€and€he€stepped€to€one€side€and€he€said€„€„€theyÏcalled€Sheriff€Revels€ð ðRiversðð,€ð ðMr.€Rivers,€I€see€you€got€aÏpistol„toting€deputyðð€€(¢Pellicer£€¢Depo£.€at€17„18). HÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú75Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔApparently,€Clayton€Hughesðð€mother€was€one€of€elderly€womenÐ ° Ðliving€alone€who€was€rape€and€murdered€by€Connie€Ray€Israel.€€òòSeeóóÐ ´ ÐòòIsrael€v.€Stateóó,€Case€No.€¢SC95873£. èÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú65Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThis€goes€to€the€reliability€of€the€police€investigation.€Ð ° Ðòò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€at€446.yJohnson v. Butterworth, 713 So. 2d 985 (1 \›òòJohnson€v.€¢Butterworth£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à713€So.€2d€985€(Fla.€1998) èÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú62Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThis€goes€to€the€reliability€of€the€police€investigation.€Ð ° Ðòò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€at€446. èÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú63Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThis€goes€to€the€reliability€of€the€police€investigation.€Ð ° Ðòò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€at€446. èÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú64Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThis€goes€to€the€reliability€of€the€police€investigation.€Ð ° Ðòò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€at€446. èÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú66Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔThis€goes€to€the€reliability€of€the€police€investigation.€Ð ° Ðòò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€at€446. zÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú67Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔNot€only€does€this€goes€to€the€reliability€of€the€policeÐ ° Ðinvestigation,€it€provides€substantial€evidence€that€HenryÏJackson€and€Clayton€¢Strickland£€committed€the€murder€and€lied€toÏpolice€about€the€activities€on€the€evening€of€February€5,€1983.€€ LÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú68Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔIn€the€credibility€battle€described€by€Justice€Blackmun€inÐ ° Ðhis€dissent€from€the€denial€of€certiorari€review,€the€prosecutorÏused€the€glass€jar€to€bolster€Charles€¢Westberry£ððs€credibility€(R.Ï2742). 2Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú69Ú  ÚóóÝ  ݛԀXn+XXXÔAgain,€òò¢Kyles£óó€recognized€that€a€defense€attorney€can€use€toÐ ° Ðgood€effect€information€that€evidence€may€have€been€planted€orÏthat€the€police€investigation€was€unreliable.‚Roberts v. Butterworth, 668 So. 2d 580 (1 \›òòRoberts€v.€¢Butterworth£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à668€So.€2d€580€(Fla.€1996)„Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 (1995)1 O›òò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à514€U.S.€419€(1995)†Strickler v. Greene, 527 U.S. 263 (1999)1 R›òò¢Strickler£€v.€Greeneóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à527€U.S.€263€(1999)Johnson v. Butterworth, 713 So. 2d 985 (1 \›òòJohnson€v.€¢Butterworth£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à713€So.€2d€985€(Fla.€1998) Roberts v. Butterworth, 668 So. 2d 580 (1 \›òòRoberts€v.€¢Butterworth£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à668€So.€2d€580€(Fla.€1996) Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 (1995)1 O›òò¢Kyles£€v.€Whitleyóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à514€U.S.€419€(1995)Strickler v. Greene, 527 U.S. 263 (1999)1 R›òò¢Strickler£€v.€Greeneóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à527€U.S.€263€(1999)%Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 1 W›òò¢Strickland£€v.€Washingtonóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à466€U.S.€668€(1984)'United States v. Bagley, 473 U.S. 667, 61 V›òòUnited€States€v.€¢Bagley£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à473€U.S.€667€(1985))Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87 (19631 M›òòBrady€v.€Marylandóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à373€U.S.€83€(1963)+Smith v. Wainwright, 799 F.2d 1442 (11th1 [›òòSmith€v.€Wainwrightóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à799€F.2d€1442€(11th€Cir.€1986)-Bracey v. Gramley, 520 U.S. 899 (1997)1 R›òò¢Bracey£€v.€¢Gramley£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à520€U.S.€899€(1997)/Porter v. Singletary, 49 F. 3d 1483, 1481 e›òòPorter€v.€Singletaryóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à49€F.€3d€1483,€1487„88€(11th€Cir.€1995)1Edwards v. Balisok, 117 S. Ct. 1584, 1581 Z›òòEdwards€v.€¢Balisok£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à117€S.€Ct.€1584,€1588€(1997)KSullivan v. Louisiana, 508 U.S. 275, 2791(ÿÿ$òòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóLTumey v. Ohio, 273 U.S. 510 (1927)1(-!2Vf$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó ¸Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú29Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔMr.€Wright€passed€a€polygraph€while€relating€these€facts. ÔÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú30Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔDenise€Easter€was€sharing€a€bedroom€with€Charles€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô€atÐ ° Ðthe€trailer€belonging€to€Allen€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô,€Charlesðð€brother.€€SheÏreported€at€Jodyððs€trial€that€she€and€Charles€had€gone€to€bedÏaround€1:00€am.€(R.€1925).€€Charles€had€gotten€up€at€some€pointÏduring€the€night.€€When€she€awoke€the€next€morning,€Jody€wasÏasleep€on€the€living€room€couch.€€This€was€not€an€unusualÏoccurrence.€€Jody€had€no€blood€on€his€clothes€that€she€observed.€€Ì€€€Similarly,€Allen€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô€testified€that€he€saw€Jody€on€theÏcouch€at€7:00€a.m.,€and€Beverly€Ô_Ô¢Westberry£Ô_Ô,€Allenððs€wife,€saw€JodyÏon€the€couch€when€she€got€up€at€6:30€am.€(R.€1946,€1957).€ÏNeither€noticed€anything€looking€like€blood€on€his€clothing. –Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú31Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔAccording€to€¢Paige£,€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.Ì€€€Originally,€Charles€had€told€¢Paige£€that€Jody€had€arrived€atÏCharlesðð€trailer€ð ðcovered€with€blood.ðð€€Charles€had€thought€JodyÏhad€been€in€accident.€€Charles€had€said€that€Jody€had€showed€himÐ t Ä  Ð$243.00€in€small€bills.€€Subsequently€at€Jodyððs€trial,€CharlesÏreported€considerably€less€blood,€and€claimed€Jody€said€he€gotÏ$290.00€from€Ms.€Smithððs€purse€as€well€as€a€jar€of€change.€€DueÏto€the€condition€of€Ms.€Smithððs€house€and€the€manner€in€which€sheÏlived,€there€was€no€evidence€that€a€specific€amount€of€money€orÏspecific€items€were€missing. U›òòGrey€v.€Mississippióó,€Ð ° Ðà  à481€U.S.€648,€668€(1987);Johnson v. United States, 117 S. Ct. 1541 a›òòJohnson€v.€United€Statesóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à117€S.€Ct.€1544,€1550„51€(1997)=Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 629 1 Z›òò¢Brecht£€v.€¢Abrahamson£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à507€U.S.€619,€629€(1993)?Arizona v. Fulminante, 499 U.S. 279, 2901 Y›òòArizona€v.€¢Fulminante£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à499€U.S.€279,€290€(1990)AVasquez v. Hillery, 474 U.S. 254 (1986)1 Q›òòVasquez€v.€¢Hillery£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à474€U.S.€254€(1986) þÝ ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú28Ú  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  Ú27Ú  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€$1200Ïin€proceeds€(R.€2183„95). ¼Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú39Ú  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€polygraph€exams€wereÏnot€given€to€Henry€Jackson€and€Clayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€(Douglas€¢Depo£.Ïat€39). „Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú33Ú  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 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 $t  Ð884.€PTumey v. Ohio, 273 U.S. 510 (1927)1 L›òò¢Tumey£€v.€Ohioóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à273€U.S.€510€(1927) Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú26Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý›Ô_ÔÔ€Xn+XXXÔFingerprint€comparisons€for€Henry€Jackson€and€ClaytonÐ ° ÐÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€were€not€done. S›òò¢Satterwhite£€v.€Texasóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à486€U.S.€249€(1988)UCartalino v. Washington, 122 F.3d 8, 10-1 ?Ý ƒ5Vf$ÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚ  Ú34Ú  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).VAnderson v. Sheppard, 856 F.2d 741, 746 1 @›òòAnderson€v.€¢Sheppard£óó,€856€F.2d€741,€746€(6th€Cir.€1988)XRogers v. State, 630 So. 2d 513 (Fla. 191 S›òòRogers€v.€Stateóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à630€So.€2d€513€(Fla.€1994)ZSmith v. State, 708 So. 2d 253 (Fla. 1991 R›òòSmith€v.€Stateóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à708€So.€2d€253€(Fla.€1998)ƒStrickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 12 W›òò¢Strickland£€v.€Washingtonóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à466€U.S.€668€(1984)…Cuyler v. Sullivan, 446 U.S. 335, 350 (11 Q›òò¢Cuyler£€v.€Sullivanóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à446€U.S.€335€(1980)‡LoConte v. Dugger, 847 F.2d 745, 754 (111 ’›òò¢LoConte£€v.€¢Dugger£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à847€F.2d€745€(11th€Cir.),Ìà  àòòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó,€488€U.S.€958€(1988)‰United States v. Khoury, 901 F.2d 948 (11 ä›òòUnited€States€v.€¢Khoury£óó,Ð ° Ðà  à901€F.2d€948€(11th€Cir.€1990),Ìà  àòòmodified€on€other€grounds€upon€denial€of€rehearingóó,Ð à Ðà  à910€F.2d€713€(11th€Cir.€1990)‹Holloway v. Arkansas, 435 U.S. 475, 489 1 Q›òòHolloway€v.€Arkansasóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à435€U.S.€475€(1978)Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 23 (1 Q›òòChapman€v.€Californiaóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à386€U.S.€18€(1967)Zuck v. Alabama, 588 F.2d 436, 439 (5th 1 ›òò¢Zuck£€v.€Alabamaóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à588€F.2d€436€(5th€Cir.),Ìà  àòòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó,€444€U.S.€833€(1979)‘United States v. Tatum, 943 F.2d 370, 371 ^›òòUnited€States€v.€¢Tatum£óó,€Ð ° Ðà  à943€F.2d€370€(4th€Cir.€1991)˜Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 1 W›òò¢Strickland£€v.€Washingtonóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à466€U.S.€668€(1984)šCuyler v. Sullivan, 446 U.S. 335 (1980)1 Q›òò¢Cuyler£€v.€Sullivanóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à446€U.S.€335€(1980)œCuyler v. Sullivan, 446 U.S. 335, 350 (11 Q›òò¢Cuyler£€v.€Sullivanóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à446€U.S.€335€(1980)žCuyler v. Sullivan, 446 U.S. 335 (1980)1 Q›òò¢Cuyler£€v.€Sullivanóó,€Ð ° Ðà  à446€U.S.€335€(1980)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€œcounting.׃3×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  כРP   Ðà  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€(œDouglas›€œDepo.›€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€returnÐ °"  Ðfor€immunity€(PC„¢R2£.€2415„17).Ô_Ô€€On€the€basis€of€œhis›€testimony,ÏJody€was€convicted€œand›€sentenced€to€death.¢×ƒ#×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_ÔÔ#†XL XXXn+,#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ à 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׃d×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€On€February€4,€1983,€Henry€Jackson€and€ClaytonÐ 0 € 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_ÔÏapproached€Ms.€Luce€and€told€her€that,€even€though€Henry€mightÏkill€him,€he€wasnððt€scared€(PC„¢R2£.€445).¢×ƒ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€Ms.€Luce€then,Ð 0 € Ðobserved€Jackson€come€outside€into€the€yard€brandishing€a€knifeÏin€his€right€hand€(PC„¢R2£.€445).׃D×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€knife€was€a€ð ðpocket€knifeððÐ ð@  Ðwith€a€blade€ð ðabout€three€or€four€inches€longðð€(PC„¢R2£.€2626).Ô_Ԣ׃ð ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_ԀРР 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€handÐ 0€ Ð(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€stopÏ(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  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ףР°"  Ðà  àAfter€dark€on€the€evening€of€February€5,€1983€œ(during€theÏperiod€that€the€medical€examiner€gave€as€the€range€in€which€theÐ p&À!$ Ðmurder€occurred),›€William€Bartley€observed€Henry€Jackson€andÏClayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€standing€in€the€vacant€lot€next€to€Ms.€SmithððsÏhouse,€drinking€(PC„¢R1£.€1006„07,€PC„¢R2£.€œ2431).ñ«ñ׃9×ñ«ññ«ñ׃W×ñ«ñÝ ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  כРpÀ Ðà  àLate€in€the€afternoon€on€February€6,€1983,€Kim€Holt,€aÏcashier€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]Ð $à" Ðmoney€at€homeðð€(PC„¢R2£.€446).€€He€also€indicated€that€she€onceÏgave€him€a€box€of€chocolates.׃×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ms.€Luce€asked€Mr.€Jackson€if€heÐ à 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„¼¢R2£.€445).¢×ƒ*„×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ףРð@  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).¢×ƒ ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€According€to€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô,€he€had€last€seenÐ pÀ ÐMs.€Smith€on€ð ðTuesday€or€Wednesdayðð€of€the€previous€week€(PC„¢R1£.Ï379).Ô_Ԣ׃ Ì ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€According€to€Jackson,€ð ðwe€went€to€bed€earlyðð€onÐ 0€ 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€courseÏboth€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  Ú13Ú  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€œpolygraphed,›Ïð ðPossibilityðð€(œDouglas›€¢Depo£,€at€35).€€After€refreshing€hisÏrecollection,€he€listed€those€individuals€who€were€œpolygraphed:›ÏPaul€House,€Charles€¢Westberry£,€Jody€Wright€and€Denise€EasterÐ P( #& Ð(Douglas€¢Depo£€at€39).€€Thus,€the€sole€basis€for€excluding€them€asÏsuspects,€according€to€the€1988€testimony,€was€revealed€to€beÏnonexistent.œ×ƒ+×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú14Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›Ô#†XL XXXn+ #ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ pÀ Ðà  àNone€of€the€statements€regarding€Henry€Jackson€and€ClaytonÏÔ_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€were€provided€to€defense€counsel.Ô_Ԣ׃!„×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú15Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€Defense€counselÐ 0 € 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€forensicÐ ° Ðexaminer€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€haveÏbeen,€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.€œ2096).ñ­ñ׃/×ñ­ññ­ñ׃_×ñ­ñÝ ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú16Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  כР` Ðà  àAdditionally,€there€were€ð ð[¢t]hree£€latent€palm€prints€and€oneÏlatent€impressionðð€from€the€footboard€of€Miss€Smithððs€bed€œthat›Ïwere€never€matched€to€any€known€fingerprints€(R.€2051,€¢Exh£.€47).€ÏHowever,€comparisons€with€Jackson€and€¢Strickland£€were€never€made.Ð $à" Ðà  àÔ#†XL XXXn+7#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔJody€maintained€his€innocence€and€did€so€when€he€testifiedÐ ° Ðin€his€own€defense€at€his€trial.׃$×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú17Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Kathy€Waters,€an€individualÐ à 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€youngÏpeople€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+ü>#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 $à" 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  Ú18Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€Thereafter,€Mr.€Wright€enteredÐ ð@  Ðpleas€of€not€guilty€on€all€counts.Ìà  àTrial€commenced€on€August€22,€1983,€before€Judge€RobertÏPerryÔ_Ôœñïñ׃-d×ñïññïñ׃bd×ñïñÝ ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú19Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›Ô_Ô€and€on€September€1,€1983,€the€jury€returned€guiltyÐ à Ðverdicts€on€each€count€(R.€688).Ô_Ԝ׃ð ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú20Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›Ô_ÔÐ pÀ Ðà  àOn€September€2,€1983,€the€penalty€phase€proceeding€began.€Ð P  ÐLater€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 Ð  ÐSo.€2d€1277€(Fla.€1985),€òòcert.€deniedóó,€474€U.S.€1094Ð ° Ð(1986)(Blackmun,€J.,€joined€by€Brennan,€and€Marshall,€JJ,Ïdissenting€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,€œ1988.ñòñ׃a×ñòññòñ׃d×ñòñÝ ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú21Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€€Ô#†XL XXXn+…C#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ Ð  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€(òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€581€So.2d€882,883€(Fla.Ð 0 € Ð1991)).׃'°×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú22Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Relying€upon€Taylor€Douglasðð€testimony€that€JacksonÐ `  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€(581€So.2d€at€883).Ð pÀ Ðà  àOn€June€22,€1989,€Mr.€Wright€filed€a€motion€for€rehearingÐ P  Ðand€a€motion€to€amend€regarding€newly€discovered€evidenceÏregarding€Howard€Pearlððs€status€as€a€special€deputy€sheriff.€€OnÏAugust€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  Ú23Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_ÔÐ 0 € 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+±M#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ô€€òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€581€So.2dÐ ° Ð882,€886€(Fla.€1991).€€However,€this€Court€did€reverse€the€denialÏof€the€claim€regarding€whether€Howard€Pearlððs€ability€to€provideÏeffective€assistance€was€impaired€because€of€his€status€as€aÏspecial€deputy.€€The€case€was€ð ðremanded€for€an€evidentiaryÏhearing.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€defenseÐ Ð  Ðcounsel.€€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.Ìà  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+€T#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+ïX#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ôhaving€been€fully€advised€regarding€Mr.€Wrightððs€3.850Ð ` 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,€didÐ ,`'* Ðnot€recall€whether€such€an€appointment€had€occurred€in€PutnamÏCounty€(PC„¢R2£.€1962).Ìà  àAfter€Judge€Driver€denied€Mr.€Wrightððs€claim€regarding€Mr.ÏPearlððs€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++Z#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ô€(Fla.€1996),€finding€thatÐ p&À!$ 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€willÐ ,`'* Ðneed€to€be€an€evidentiary€hearing.ðð€€(PC„¢R2£.€2195)€Ô#†XL XXXn+b#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ ° 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€OfficeÏhad€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  Ú24Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€Ð `  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€(¢Pellicer£Ï¢Depo£.€at€18„20).€€Captain€Miller€explained€that€the€cards€wereÏgiven€ð ðto€political€alliesðð€of€Sheriff€Ô_Ô¢Pellicer£€(Miller€¢Depo£.€atÏ7)Ô_Ô.€€Ô#†XL XXXn+˜c#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔSheriff€Ô_Ô¢Pellicer£Ô_Ô€testified€that€Howard€Pearl€might€have€beenÐ ð@ Ða€special€deputy€in€Putnam€County.€€He€revealed€that€FreddieÏWilliams€(Mr.€Pearlððs€investigator)€was€a€bonded€deputy€in€PutnamÏCounty€(¢Pellicer£€¢Depo£.€at€18).€Ìà  àThe€evidentiary€hearing€commenced€in€March€of€1997,€and€wasÏconcluded€December€7„8,€1997.€€Mr.€Wright€called€Freddie€WilliamsÐ P( #& Ðas€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€JacksonÏand€¢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+=h#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ ð@ Ðà  àIn€order€to€expedite€the€case,€the€parties€submitted€oralÏclosings€at€the€closing€of€the€evidentiary€hearing€on€December€8,Ï1997.€€Judge€¢Nichols£€indicated€that€he€planned€to€issue€a€rulingÏby€the€end€of€the€year.€€Ìà  àWith€no€decision€nearly€two€years€later,€Mr.€WrightÏsubmitted€a€Notice€of€Supplemental€Authority€and€Motion€forÏRelief€on€September€27,€1999.€€In€this€motion,€Mr.€Wright€setÐ ,`'* Ðforth€a€number€of€relevant€and€important€decisions€supporting€hisÏclaims€for€a€new€trial.€€Mr.€Wright€included€a€claim€thatÏpursuant€to€òòJones€v.€Stateóó,€740€So.2d€520€(Fla.€1999),€the€delayÐ pÀ Ðin€ruling€denied€Mr.€Wright€due€process.Ìà  àWhen€still€no€action€result,€Mr.€Wright€petitioned€thisÏCourt€for€a€writ€of€mandamus€on€May€25,€2000,€nearly€two€and€oneÏhalf€years€after€the€closing€¢srgument£.€€òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€Case€No.Ð ð@  ТSC00£„1119.€€On€June€5,€2000,€Judge€¢Nichols£€issued€his€orderÏdenying€Mr.€Wright€a€new€trial.Ìà  àIn€addressing€Mr.€Wrightððs€claim€that€he€was€deprived€of€anÏadequate€adversarial€testing,€Judge€¢Nichols£€took€two€and€a€halfÏyears€to€say:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ à3.€€Claim€II€as€to€ð ðno€adversarial€testingðð,€andÏClaims€VII€and€VIII€are€premised€on€the€disclosure€ofÏadditional€documents€since€the€trial€and€the€initialÏ3.850€hearing€in€1991€are€related.€€There€is€just€noÏevidence€that€the€outcome€of€the€Defendantððs€trialÏwould€be€different.€€There€is€only€speculation€on€theÏDefendantððs€part€as€to€these€claims.ÌÌÒ°` ®rÒÓ¼rÓ(PC„¢R2£.€1138).¢×ƒ,×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú25Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€This€was€the€totality€of€Judge€¢Nichols£Ð °"  Ðdiscussion€of€the€primary€claim€Mr.€Wright€had€advanced€at€theÐ $à" Ðevidentiary€hearing€and€closing€argument.Ìà@ÄÄìàò òòòSTATEMENT€OF€THE€FACTSóóó óˆÐ à Ðò òA.€The€Trial€Record.€ó óÐ pÀ 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€deepÏthroughout€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€inchesÐ ,`'* Ðwide€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  Ú26Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€Ð ° 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  Ú27Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€After€Ms.€Smithððs€death,€Jody€hadÐ P  Ðbeen€interviewed€and€explained€that€on€the€night€of€the€homicideÏhe€had€been€out€late€playing€poker.׃K0×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú28Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€When€he€arrived€home€afterÐ ` Ðâ âmidnight,€he€was€locked€out.€€He€walked€across€town€to€CharlesððsÐ ð@ Ðhouse€where€he€spent€the€night.׃6×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú29Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Charles€vouched€for€theÐ ° Ðâ âaccuracy€Jodyððs€report,€confirming€his€arrival€sometime€aroundÏ1:00€a.m.Ô_Ԣ׃7”×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú30Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£Ô_Ô€€A€couple€of€months€later,€Charles€had€a€conversationÐ pÀ Ðwith€his€estranged€wife,€¢Paige£,€who€was€dating€a€deputy€sheriff.€ÏCharles€indicated€to€his€estranged€wife€that€Jody€was€makingÏtrouble€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€¢Paige£€that€Jody€had€confessed€theÏmurder€of€Lima€Smith€to€him.€€However,€his€description€of€howÏJody€had€committed€the€murder€matched€newspaper€accounts,€not€theÏevidence€from€the€scene.¢×ƒ8À ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú31Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€Page€told€her€boyfriend,€a€deputyÐ pÀ Ðsheriff.€€Charles€was€arrested€and€charged€as€accessory€toÏmurder.€€He€was€given€immunity€on€the€condition€that€he€testifyÏagainst€Jody.Ìà  àThird,€a€police€officer,€Walter€Perkins,€who€was€involved€inÏthe€arrest€of€Mr.€Wright,¢×ƒ\0×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú32Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€testified€that€Mr.€Wright€at€oneÐ 0 € Ðpoint€was€alone€with€Officer€Perkins€and€said€to€him:€ð ðIf€IÏconfess€to€this,€Iððll€die€in€the€electric€chair,€if€I€donððt€talkÏI€stand€a€chance€of€living.ðð׃N¼ ×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú33Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð Ð  Ðà  àDuring€the€trial,€the€prosecutor€received€a€tip€that€twoÏindividuals¢×ƒT×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú34Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€were€in€possession€of€a€glass€money€jar€that€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€that€was€aÏWright€family€heirloom,€and€the€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.ÏPearlððs€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.€WrightððsÐ p&À!$ Ðdescription€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 pÀ 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 ` 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€secondÏdegree€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€heldÐ ,`'* Ðan€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  Ú35Ú  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€[trialÏcounsel]€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€inspectÐ °"  Ðthe€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£.€730).¢×ƒ5×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú36Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€Ð Ð  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€outÏabout€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.€Ð p&À!$ ТWestberry£€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  àThe€additional€immunity,€which€Mr.€Dunning€orally€extendedÏapparently€without€Mr.€¢Westberry£ððs€full€understanding,€was€givenÏafter€the€formal€written€immunity€agreement€had€been€prepared€andÏwas€not€reflected€in€it.€€Mr.€Pearl€testified€that€he€ð ðwas€neverÏinformed€by€the€State€of€any€communication€passing€from€¢Westberry£Ïto€the€State€or€back€concerning€the€theft€of€scrap€metals.ðð(PC„¼¢R1£.€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.€¢Westberry£ððs€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€not€received€theÏstatements€from€Charlene€Luce,€Kim€Holt€and€Wanda€Brown€(PC„¢R1£.Ï793„808).€€Mr.€Pearl€testified€that€these€statements€would€haveÏprovided€him€with€ð ða€truckload€of€leadsðð€that€he€would€haveÏpursued€and€used€(PC„¢R1£.€807).Ìà  àMr.€Pearl€also€testified€to€what€he€described€as€a€seriousÐ ,`'* Ðlapse€on€his€part€during€the€trial.€€He€testified€regarding€theÏevents€during€the€trial€leading€to€the€production€a€glassÏdecanter€by€Charlotte€Martinez¢×ƒ7×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú37Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€which€she€provided€to€theÐ pÀ 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€aÏgroup€of€matching€glasses€and€given€to€Jodyððs€mother,€which€wouldÏhave€established€ownership€clearly.ðð€(PC„¢R1£.€818).׃6D×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú38Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€fact,Ð 0€ ÐMr.€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€prosecutorÐ Ð  Ðelected€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€the€matchingÏglasses.€€Regarding€this€failure€Mr.€Pearl€testified:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓI€failed€to€prove,€and€I€had€the€proof€in€my€hand,€thatÏjar€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€thatÏlapse€in€closing€arguments€to€argue€to€the€jury€thatÏcould€have€been,€or€must€have€been€the€jar€that€CharlesÏ¢Westberry£€had€been€talking€about.€€And,€therefore,€IÏfeel€very€badly€about€it.€€I€feel€very€much€at€faultÏabout€it.€€It€was€a€sorry€performance€on€my€part.ÌÌÒ°` ©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€polygraphÐ  +p&) Ð(Ô#†XL XXXn+ém#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ôð ðAnd€of€course€both€of€them€had€agreed€to€take€a€polygraph€withÐ ° Ðno,€no€problem€with€that.€€And€they€ran€very€clean€on€theÏpolygraph€that€neither€of€them€was€involved€with€the€Lima€¢Paige£ÏSmith€murder.ðð)(PC„¢R1£.€964)Ô#†XL XXXn+­­#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ô.Ô_Ԣ׃M×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú39Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€Ð P   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.Ï¢Strickland£€and/or€Mr.€Jackson€did€not€kill€Miss€Smith?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Their€interviews,€what€other€interviews€we€did,Ïcoupled€with€the€polygraph€exam.ÌÌÒ°` °ÒÓ°ÓÔ_Ô(PC„¢R1£.€1071).€€Captain€Miller€claimed€to€recall€that€there€wasÏan€interview€of€someone€from€whom€ð ðJackson€said€he€got€moneyÏ[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:Ð $à" ÐÒ` °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°` S³ÒÓa³Ó(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).¢×ƒ(×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú40Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€Captain€MillerÐ `  Ðstated€that€he,€himself,€conducted€none€of€ð ðthe€interviews€withÏregard€to€Mr.€Jackson€and€Mr.€¢Strickland£ðð€(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.ÌÌÒ°` ¶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€theÐ `'°"% Ðother.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.€¢Strickland£Ïsubmitted€to€the€lab?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€No,€sir,€I€donððt€believe€it€was.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Were€the€fingerprints€of€Mr.€Jackson€and€Mr.Ï¢Strickland£€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?ÌÌà ¸ 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?Ð ,`'* Їà ¸ àA€€No,€sir,€I€did€not.ÌÌÒ°` Ž¸ÒÓœ¸Ó(PC„¢R1£.€1001„02,€1003„04).Ìà  àThe€undisclosed€police€reports€implicating€Henry€Jackson€andÏClayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€were€introduced€into€evidence€at€the€1988Ïevidentiary€hearing.€€These€included€the€statement€by€CharleneÏLuce€(reporting€her€observations€of€Jackson€and€¢Strickland£€onÏFebruary€4th€and€6th),€the€a€handwritten€statement€from€WandaÏBrown€(regarding€on€her€February€5th€observations€of€an€encounterÏbetween€Ms.€Smith€and€Clayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£),€andÔ_Ô€the€swornÏstatement€of€Kimberly€Holt€(describing€her€encounter€with€JacksonÏat€around€4:30€p.m.€on€February€6,€1983).€Ìà  àAlso€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€heÏrecalled€seeing€Jackson€and€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€standing€in€the€empty€lotÏnext€to€Ms.€Smithððs€house€on€Saturday€night,€February€5,€1983Ï(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).€€Ð ,`'* Ðà  àOn€June€8,€1989,€Judge€Perry€entered€an€order€denying€3.850Ïrelief.€€First€as€to€the€undisclosed€written€responses€fromÏ¢Westberry£,€Judge€Perry€said:€ÌÒ` °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€ofÏ¢Westberry£ððs€prior€statements,€in€¢Westberry£ððs€own€words.Ï.€.€.€€[¢T[he£€so„called€script€is€not€òòBradyóó€material€andÐ P  Ðthe€Defendantððs€claim€does€not€warrant€relief.ÌÌÒ°` ÅÒÓ!ÅÓòòWrightóó,€581€So.2d€at€883.Ð 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€isÏhighly€speculative€and,€thus,€the€claim€is€legallyÏinsufficient€to€support€a€claim€under€òòBradyóó.Ð °"  ÐÌÒ°` ŽÇÒÓœÇÓòòWrightóó,€581€So.2d€at€883.Ð $à" 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€forÏyears.€€Judge€Perry€also€did€not€address€whether,€given€hisÐ ,`'* Ðfinding€that€Freddie€Williams,€the€investigator,€had€seen€theÏreports€concerning€Jackson€and€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô,€trial€counselððsÏfailure€to€investigate€and€present€the€evidence€implicating€themÏin€the€murder€was€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€quotedÏverbatim.€€òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€581€So.2d€882,€883„886€(Fla.€1991).€Ð 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€whether,Ïin€light€of€his€status€as€a€special€deputy,€Howard€Pearl€renderedÐ ,`'* Ðineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€The€case€was€ð ðremanded€for€anÏevidentiary€hearing€on€whether€Wrightððs€public€defenderððs€serviceÏas€a€special€deputy€sheriff€affected€his€ability€to€provideÏeffective€legal€assistance.ðð€€581€So.2d€at€887.€Ìò òC.€€Proceedings€at€the€1997€Evidentiary€Hearing.ó óÐ 0 € Ðà  àAt€the€1997€evidentiary€hearing,€Mr.€Wrightððs€post„¼conviction€Ô#†XL XXXn+â®#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ôinvestigator,€Jeff€Walsh€was€called€as€a€witness.€€HeÐ ð@  Ðtestified€that€in€1991€following€the€remand€he€was€handed€aÏpacket€of€material€by€Captain€Cliff€Miller€who€said€these€are€theÏdocuments€that€Mr.€Wright€did€not€receive€in€1988€(PC„¢R2£.€2600„¼01).€€At€that€time,€Mr.€Walsh€was€lead€to€believe€that€thisÏpacket€of€materials€ð ðwere€the€only€records€that€¢CCR£€had€notÏreceived€beforeðð€(PC„¢R2£.€2601).€€These€documents€were€introducedÏinto€evidence€without€objection€as€Exhibit€46€(PC„¢R2£.€2600).€ÏThese€newly€disclosed€documents€included€police€reports€regardingÏcriminal€investigations€of€Henry€Jackson€and€Clayton€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£.Ô_Ô€Ô#†XL XXXn+~Ó#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XL XXXn+rÖ#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔOne€of€the€reports€was€regarding€an€incident€in€1984€shortlyÐ °"  Ðafter€Mr.€Wrightððs€trial.€€A€elderly€woman,€Grace€Moore,€hadÏreported€that€after€hiring€Henry€Jackson€to€do€yard€work,€she€wasÏawakened€by€him€the€next€day€with€a€bump€on€her€head€and€theÏmoney€in€her€pantyhose€gone€(¢Exh£.€46).Ô#†XL XXXn+ÉÖ#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ 0*€%( Ðà  àSubsequently€in€1996€in€connection€with€another€PutnamÐ ,`'* ÐCounty€case,€òòState€v.€¢Colina£óó,€Mr.€Walsh€learned€that€the€PutnamÐ ° ÐCounty€Sheriffððs€Office€had€a€systemic€problem€that€had€precludedÏit€in€the€past€from€fully€disclosing€all€public€records€to€theÏOffice€of€the€Capital€Collateral€Representative€(PC„¢R2£.€2603).€ÏBased€upon€this€new€information,€Mr.€Walsh€made€new€publicÏrecords€requests€of€the€Putnam€County€Sheriff€on€Mr.€WrightððsÏbehalf.€€An€accordion€folder€full€of€additional€records€wasÏsubsequently€disclosed€(PC„¢R2£.€2603).€€This€accordion€file€wasÏintroduced€into€evidence€as€Exhibit€47.€€Mr.€Walsh€testified€thatÏhe€had€examined€this€documents€and€ascertained€that€¢CCR£€had€notÏpreviously€received€any€of€the€materials€contained€in€Exhibit€47Ï(PC„¢R2£.€2604).€€Ìà  àThe€records€disclosed€in€1996„97€and€contained€in€Exhibit€47Ïincluded€materials€revealing€that€Walter€Perkins€was€fired€by€theÏSheriffððs€Department€in€January€of€1986€because€he€was€lazy€andÏuntrustworthy.¢×ƒ8×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú41Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€He€had€been€written€up€in€1980€over€hisÐ Ð  Ðhandling€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€hisÐ p&À!$ Ðresponse€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  àIn€connection€with€this€evidence€concerning€Walter€Perkins,ÏMr€Wright€called€¢Bobbi£€¢Mixon£,€his€sister,€as€a€witness.€€SheÏtestified€during€the€winter€proceeding€Ms.€Smithððs€death€WalterÏPerkins€had€become€angry€with€Mrs.€Wright€and€threatened€her:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àAnd€Walter€came€up€there€and€said,€told€my€motherÏ„€„€one€of€my€brotherððs€was€seeing€one€of€hisÏstepsisters,€so€both€my€brotherððs€would€go€do€[sic]Ïdown.€€And€he€came€down€there€and€told€my€mother€thatÏhe€wanted€her€to€make€my€two€brothers€stop€going€downÏthere€to€see€his€stepsister.ÌÌà ¸ àAnd€my€mom€in€return€told€him€that€whenever€hisÏstep„dad,€Julian,€and€I€canððt€remember€the€last€name,Ïtold€them€they€couldnððt€come€down€there€any€more€sheÏwould€tell€them.€€Walter€didnððt€live€with€them.€€AndÏWalter€said,€well,€if€you€canððt€keep€those€two€boysÏfrom€down€there€at€my€sisterððs€house,€my€dadððs€house,ÏIððm€going€to€make€you€sorry€you€ever€had€them€two€boys.€ÏAnd€my€mother€got€very€angry.€€I€mean,€no€one€has€theÏright€to€threaten€you.€€And€she€told€Walter€get€off€herÏproperty€and€not€to€come€back€on€her€property€unless€heÏhad€a€search€warrant.€€And€I€remember€my€mother€was€soÏupset.€€But,€now€she€didnððt€call€the€police€orÏanything,€because€Walter€left€as€soon€as€she€told€himÏtoo.ÌÌÒ°` àÒÓ#àÓ(PC„¢R2£.€2587„88).Ìà  àAn€evidence€receipt€form€provided€in€1997€showed€that€TaylorÏDouglas€obtained€ink€rolled€fingerprints€from€Jody€Wright€onÐ ,`'* ÐFebruary€11,€1983,€after€a€February€9th€interview€(Exhibit€47).€ÏYet,€a€comparison€with€the€prints€from€Ms.€Smithððs€house€was€notÏmade€until€April€20,€1983,€after€Walter€Perkins€has€assisted€inÏhis€arrest.Ìà  àJail€records€revealed€in€1997€included€as€part€of€Exhibit€47Ïcontained€a€report€that€Jody€had€attempted€suicide€on€the€eve€ofÏtrial€after€his€motherððs€death€(¢Exh£.€47).€€Though€this€reportÏindicated€that€Freddie€Williams€was€contacted,€Mr.€WilliamsÏtestified€that€he€had€no€memory€of€the€incident€(PC„¢R2£.€2536).€ÏAnd€the€matter€was€never€brought€to€the€attention€of€the€trialÏcourt€in€1983.Ô#†XL XXXn+CØ#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ pÀ Ðà  àMr.€Wright€also€sought€to€present€testimony€from€FreddieÏWilliams€that€he€saw€the€Jackson€and€Ô_Ô¢Strickland£Ô_Ô€documents€in€theÏState€Attorneyððs€Office€for€the€first€time€five€years€after€Mr.ÏWrightððs€trial.€€However,€the€Stateððs€objection€to€that€testimonyÏwas€sustained,€and€Judge€¢Nichols£€refused€to€consider€the€factÏthat€the€statements€of€Wanda€Brown,€Charlene€Luce€and€Kim€HoltÏwere€not€disclosed€to€the€defense.Ìà  àWanda€Brown€was€called€as€a€witness€(PC„¢R2£.€2557).€€SheÏtestified€to€her€encounter€with€Clayton€¢Strickland£€on€February€5,Ï1983,€in€front€of€Ms.€Smithððs€home.€€She€testified€that€she€alsoÏwitnessed€an€encounter€between€Mr.€¢Strickland£€and€Ms.€Smith€whichÐ ,`'* Ðended€with€Ms.€Smith€making€hand€motions€for€him€to€leave€herÏalone€(PC„¢R2£.€2560).€€Her€testimony€matched€her€February€7,€1983,Ïstatement€to€the€police,€except€that€she€remembered€that€Mr.ÏJackson€was€present€with€Mr.€¢Strickland£€(PC„¢R2£.€2559).€€Near€theÏend€of€Ms.€Brownððs€testimony€the€State€made€objection€that€theÏtestimony€was€cumulatively€to€what€had€been€presented€in€1988Ï(PC„¢R2£.€2560„61).€€After€much€discussion,€Judge€¢Nichols£€allowedÏMr.€Wrightððs€counsel€to€finish€his€examination€without€making€aÏruling€on€the€Stateððs€objection€(PC„¢R2£.€2570).Ìà  àCharlene€Luce€was€called€as€a€witness€by€Mr.€Wright€(PC„¢R2£.Ï2609).€€She€testified€to€her€knowledge€of€Henry€Jackson€whom€sheÏhad€known€virtually€all€of€her€life€in€1983.€€She€remembered€anÏincident€from€when€she€was€a€little€girl:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓI€remember€Mrs.€Jackson,€sheððd€be€put€outside€and€itÏwas€nothing€for€them€to€kick€her,€you€know,€just€takeÏand€kick€her€in€the€¢heinie£,€and€grab€her€by€the€hair€ofÏthe€head€and€tell€her€to€get€in€there€and€cook€themÏsomething€to€eat,€or€you€could€hear€them€slapping€her,Ïher€begging€them€to€quit,€you€know,€not€to€hurt€her.ÌÌÒ°` îÒÓîÓ(PC„¢R2£.€2614„15).€€She€remembered€when€Henry€Jackson€killed€hisÏbrother„in„law€(PC„¢R2£.€2615).€€She€remembered€what€it€was€like€toÏmeet€up€with€Henry€Jackson:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àA€€Well,€he€would€probably,€you€know,€be€allÏright,€but€you€just€never€knew,€you€know.€€It€was€justÏtoo€risky€to€take€a€chance.€€If€you€loaned€him€money,Ïthat€might€be€fine,€youððd€never€expect€to€get€it€paidÐ ,`'* Ðback.€€If€you€helped€him€in€any€way,€that€was€fine,€butÏif€you€tried€to€stand€up€to€him,€tell€him€you€didnððtÏwant€to€be€bothered€with€it,€the€next€time€he€went€onÏone€of€those€drunk€binges€youððd€hear€about€it.ÌÌQ€€Were€you€afraid€of€Henry€Jackson?ÌÌA€€To€a€certain€extent,€yes,€sir.ÌÌÒ°` <ðÒÓJðÓ(PC„¢R2£.€2617).Ìà  àWhen€Mr.€Wrightððs€counsel€began€to€question€Ms.€LuceÏregarding€the€events€the€weekend€of€Ms.€Smithððs€death,€the€StateÏobjected€on€cumulative€grounds€(PC„¢R2£.€2618).€€However,€JudgeÏ¢Nichols£€allowed€the€testimony€(PC„¢R2£.€2619).Ìà  àCharlene€Luce€then€testified€to€her€encounters€with€HenryÏJackson€on€February€4th€and€6th,€1983.€€Her€testimony€was€inÏconformity€with€her€statement€to€the€police€in€1983€and€her€1991Ïaffidavit.€€As€to€her€questioning€of€Henry€as€to€whether€heÏcommitted€the€murder,€her€testimony€was:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àA€€Well,€we€chit„chatted€there€for€a€few€minutesÏand€I€said€Henry€did€you€do€that?ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€And€what€was€his€reaction€to€that?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€And€he,€for€some€reason,€he€just€turned€realÏred€in€the€face,€and€he€looked€at€me€real€funny,€and€heÏturned€and€walked€away.€€And€I€said,€Henry€I€was€justÏkidding€about€that,€I€wasnððt,€you€know.€€And€he€neverÏdid€answer.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Did€he€ever€answer€that€question€for€you?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€No,€sir.Ð ,`'* ЇÒ°` ÌôÒÓÚôÓ(PC„¢R2£.€2622).Ìà  àMr.€Wright€also€called€Kim€Holt€as€a€witness.€€At€the€timeÏof€the€hearing,€her€name€was€Kim€Holt€¢Holliman£€(PC„¢R2£.€2579).€ÏShe€testified€concerning€her€observations€of€Henry€Jackson€as€sheÏhad€reported€in€her€February€28,€1983,€statement€(PC„¢R2£.€2582).€ÏShe€verified€that€it€was€from€Mr.€Jackson€that€she€learned€thatÏMs.€Smith€was€dead,€and€that€at€the€time€Mr.€Jackson€hadÏð ðscratches€on€him€and€had€what€appeared€to€be€blood€on€himðð€(PC„¼¢R2£.€2583).Ìà  àMr.€Wright€called€Mildred€Thomas€as€a€witness.€€Ms.€ThomasÏwas€Kim€Holtððs€mother€(PC„¢R2£.€2506).€€The€State€objected€to€Ms.ÏThomasðð€testimony€regarding€what€Kim€had€told€her€in€February€ofÏ1983.€€The€objection€was€sustained€on€hearsay€grounds,€but€Mr.ÏWright€was€permitted€to€proffer€the€testimony€in€support€of€hisÏclaim€that€the€testimony€was€being€presented€to€show€whatÏinformation€would€have€been€available€to€Mr.€Pearl€in€1983.€€KimÏhad€told€her€mother:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓthat€a€man€that€usually€came€through€her€line€[]Ïscrounging€around€for€money,€had€come€through€and€heÏhad€money,€and€that€there€were€scratches€on€his€handsÏand€on€his€throat.€€And€I€told€her€I€said€well,€perhapsÏyou€better€tell€the€police€about€it,€because€we€knew€byÏthen€that€Ms.€Page€had€been€killed.€€ÌÌÒ°` ÊúÒÓØúÓ(PC„¢R2£.€2508).Ð  +p&) Ðà  àTaylor€Douglasðð€deposition€in€1997€was€introduced€as€ExhibitÏ27€(PC„¢R2£.€2520).€At€firstÔ#†XL XXXn+¦ç#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL Ô,€Taylor€Douglas€indicated€that€ð ðMr.Ð à ÐWright€wasðð€¢polygraphed£,€but€beyond€that€he€was€not€sure.€€As€toÏJackson€and€¢Strickland£€being€¢polygraphed£,€he€indicated,Ïð ðPossibilityðð€(Douglas€¢Depo£,€at€35).€€Taylor€Douglas€was€thenÏpermitted€to€refresh€his€recollection.€€Afterwards,€he€listedÏthose€individuals€who€in€fact€were€¢polygraphed£:€Paul€House,ÏCharles€¢Westberry£,€Jody€Wright€and€Denise€Easter€(Douglas€¢Depo£€atÏ39).€€Jackson€and€¢Strickland£€were€not€on€the€list€of€those€whoÏhad€been€¢polygraphed£.Ô#†XL XXXn+õü#ÔÔ‡Xn+XXXL ÔÐ à Ðà  àMr.€Wright€called€¢Glenna£€Logan€Fox€and€her€sister,€TammyÏLogan€¢Marjenhoff£€as€witnesses€(PC„¢R2£.€2537,€2548).¢×ƒ:×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú42Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€TheyÐ P  Ðtestified€concerning€a€September€9,€1980,€incident€that€had€beenÏreported€to€the€police.€€The€police€report€regarding€the€incidentÏwas€introduced€into€evidence€as€Exhibit€41€(PC„¢R2£.€2543).€€Ms.ÏFox€explained€that€someone€had€been€trying€to€break€into€herÏresidence€for€several€months€(PC„¢R2£.€2549).€€She€had€tried€toÏcatch€the€person€without€success.€€Then€on€September€9th,€sheÏawoke€to€the€screen€door€shaking€ð ðlike€somebody€trying€to€shakeÐ p&À!$ Ðit,€trying€to€get€[]€the€latch€to€come€unlatchedðð€(PC„¢R2£.€2552).€ÏShe€saw€Henry€Jackson€and€he€told€her€he€needed€a€light€for€hisÏcigarette€and€tried€to€get€her€to€open€the€door€(PC„¢R2£€2552„53).€ÏShe€reported€the€incident€to€the€police€and€moved€because€of€herÏfear€of€Jackson€two€weeks€later€(PC„¢R2£.€2554).Ìà  àLeon€Wells€was€called€as€a€witness€by€Mr.€Wright€(PC„¢R2£.Ï2573).¢×ƒ;×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú43Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€He€testified€that€he€had€known€Henry€Jackson€and€hisÐ ð@  Ðbrothers€virtually€all€his€life.€€Mr.€Wells€worked€at€aÏconvenience€story€in€the€early€80ððs€and€had€occasion€to€see€HenryÏcome€into€his€story€on€a€regular€basis,€once€or€twice€a€week€(PC„¼¢R2£.€2574).€€Mr.€Wells€recalled:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àQ€€Did€you€ever€see€them€fight?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Oh€yeah,€Iððve€seen€them€fight.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€How€many€times€do€you€think€youððve€seen€HenryÏJackson€fight?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€In€my€lifetime€30€or€40.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Now,€other€than€fighting€did€Henry€have€anyÏother€qualities€that€make€you€remember€him?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Pertaining€to€his€fighting,€I€think€him€andÏLeroy€both€liked€knives.ÌÌÒ°` YÒÓgÓ(PC„¢R2£.€2575).Ð `'°"% Ðà  àOn€January€29,€1981,€Mr.€Wells€had€to€call€the€police€toÏarrest€Henry€Jackson€(PC„¢R2£.€2577).€€Mr.€Wells€explained€asÏfollows€without€objection:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àQ€€Do€you€recall€the€incident€that€led€to€thisÏpolice€report€dated€January€29th,€1981?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Itððs€been€a€long€time€ago,€but€they€were€justÏfighting,€just€like€the€report€says,€they€were€arguingÏamongst€one€another€and€just€wouldnððt€leave€the€store.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Okay.€€Do€you€think€you€may€have€called€theÏpolice€other€times€other€than€on€this€occasion€on€theÏ¢Jacksons£?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€I€called€them€„€„€one€that€I€rememberÏdistinctly€because€it€involved€a€gun€and€the€one€theÏone€on€¢Crill£€Avenue€where€Henry€had€a€gun€on€his€daddyÏand€they€were€arguing€over€a€bottle€of€wine.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Okay.€€Do€you€remember€what€happened€in€thatÏincident?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€They€let€him€go,€because€he€run€around€theÏbuilding€before€the€cops€got€there€and€hid€the€gun€andÏthey€couldnððt€find€the€gun.€€And€they€asked€him€toÏleave€and€they€left.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Now,€is€there€anything€about€Henry€Jackson€thatÏyouððd€like€to€tell€the€court€other€than€what€youððveÏsaid€today?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Well,€you€canððt€go€under€hearsay,€but€they€wereÏterrible€bad€boys.€€Like€I€said€I€grew€up€with€themÏmost€of€my€life€one€way€or€another.ÌÌâ âÒ°` ùÒÓÓ(PC„¢R2£.€2577„78).Ð P( #& Ðà  àMr.€Wright€called€Ella€Hill€as€a€witness€(PC„¢R2£.€2629).¢×ƒ@×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú44Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€Ð ° Ðâ âShe€testified€that€she€had€lived€at€her€address€in€¢Palatka£€for€39Ïyears€(PC„¢R2£.€2630).€€She€indicated€that€she€had€been€veryÏfamiliar€with€Henry€Jackson.€€She€recalled€him€killing€hisÏbrother„in„law:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àQ€€How€did€you€know€Henry€Jackson€did€thisÏshooting€in€your€neighborhood?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€It€was€a€gunshot,€the€law€was€called€and€theyÏtook€him€off.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Okay.ÌÌà ¸ àA€€And€the€brother„in„law€was€dead.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€So,€the€neighbor€across€the€street,€who€was€hisÏbrother„in„law,€died?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Right.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€And€Henry€Jackson€did€not€come€back€to€theÏneighborhood€after€that€night€for€how€long?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Iððm€not€sure.€€Quite€a€while,€but€Iððm€not€sure.ÌÌÒ°` „ÒÓ’Ó€(PC„¢R2£.€2633).Ìà  àMs.€Hill€explained€that€she€called€the€police€regardingÏHenry€Jackson€a€number€of€times:ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓà ¸ àQ€€Now,€did€you€ever€call€the€police€yourself€as€aÏresult€of€activity€by€Henry€Jackson€in€yourÐ `'°"% Ðneighborhood?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Yes.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Do€you€have€any€idea€over€the€years€he€livedÏthere€how€many€times€that€was?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€A€lot.€€Twelve,€15€maybe.ÌÌà@-Dà*€*€*ˆÌÌà ¸ àQ€€And€what€was€the€most€memorable€occasion€onÏwhich€you€called€the€police?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Most€memorable€occasion€was€the€time€that€theÏshot€went€through€the€front€door.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Did€you€actually€call€the€police€that€night?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Yes.ÌÌà@-Dà*€*€*ˆÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Did€you€ever€see€any€other€kinds€of€violence€atÏthe€¢Jacksons£€while€you€lived€there?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€Yes.ÌÌà ¸ àQ€€Could€you€describe€that?ÌÌà ¸ àA€€I€saw€his€brother€throw€his€mother€out€theÏbackdoor.ÌÌÒ°` GÒÓUÓ(PC„¢R2£.€2633„35).Ìà  àAccording€to€a€police€report€admitted€into€evidence,€GraceÏMoore,€with€a€listed€age€of€70,€reported€on€May€29,€1984,€thatÏshe€had€Henry€and€Mike€Jackson€do€some€work€for€her.€€After€sheÏwent€to€bed€that€night€and€fell€asleep,€she€was€awakened€by€HenryÐ  +p&) ÐJackson€the€next€morning.€€ð ð[¢S]he£€was€laying€on€the€floor€with€aÏbump€on€her€headðð€(PC„¢R2£.€185).€€ð ðShe€noticed€$300.00€cash€thatÏwas€in€her€pantyhose€[that]€she€was€wearing€was€goneðð€(PC„¢R2£.Ï185).¢×ƒA×Ý ƒ3ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú45Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×£€€Ð P   Ðà  àThe€records€received€in€1996„97€that€were€introduced€asÏExhibit€47€contained€a€voluntary€statement€from€Bobby€LouÏHackney,€age€18,€which€was€taken€by€Taylor€Douglas.€€TheÏstatement€concerned€sexual€battery€charges€that€had€been€madeÏagainst€him.€€Mr.€Hackney€was€formally€arrested€on€the€charges€onÏApril€30,€1981.€€Jim€Dunning€filed€an€Announcement€of€NoÏInformation€on€May€15,€1981.€€Another€arrest€report€shows€thatÏMr.€Hackney€was€arrested€for€