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à€€€€€€€€€à À à€€€à  à€DIVISION:Ð  p  Ѐà0  à€€€€€€€à ` àDefendant.Ð` (#(# Ð________________________/Ð P  ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÓ  Óà@@ìàORDER€GRANTING€AMENDED€MOTION€TO€VACATE€JUDGMENTS€OFÐ à0  ÐCONVICTION€AND€SENTENCE€AND€GRANTING€NEW€TRIALÐ Ð  ÐÓjÓÓ  Óóóó óÌÓ$ÓÓÓÓ  Óà  àò òTHIS€MATTERó ó€is€before€the€Court€on€the€Defendant's€Amended€Motion€to€VacateÐ ° ÐJudgments€of€Conviction€and€Sentence€with€Special€Request€for€Leave€to€Amend€and€forÐ à ÐEvidentiary€Hearing,€filed€on€February€23,€2001€(ð ðMotionðð),€with€supplemental€authority€in€supportÐ pÀ Ðof€his€Motion€filed€on€March€5,€2001,€July€12,€2001,€August€20,€2001,€and€October€4,€2001.€€TheÐ P  ÐState€filed€its€response€on€March€9,€2001.€€In€accordance€with€òòHuff€v.€Stateóó,€622€So.2d€982€(Fla.Ð 0€ Ð1993),€this€Court€held€a€hearing€on€March€19,€2001€and€determined€that€the€Defendant€was€entitledÐ ` Ðto€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€The€evidentiary€hearing€was€held€on€May€29,€2001€and€May€30,€2001Ð ð@ Ðwith€Special€Assistant€CCC„NR€Martin€McClain,€Assistant€CCC„NR€Linda€McDermott,€andÐ Ð  ÐAssistant€CCC„NR€Brett€Strand€representing€the€Defendant.€€Hardy€Pickard,€Assistant€StateÐ °"  ÐAttorney€and€Candance€Sabella,€Assistant€Attorney€General€appeared€on€behalf€of€the€State€ofÐ $à" ÐFlorida.€€At€the€close€of€all€testimony€the€Court€instructed€counsel€for€both€parties€to€prepare€writtenÐ p&À!$ Ðclosing€arguments€and€file€them€with€the€Court€no€later€than€July€9,€2001.€€The€Court€indicated€thatÐ P( #& Ðafter€reviewing€the€closing€arguments,€the€Court€would€conduct€additional€hearingsÔ#†X<ÔXX XL®#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ€if€furtherÐ 0*€%( Ðclarification€or€explanation€regarding€any€issue€was€necessary.€€Counsel€timely€complied€with€theÐ ,`'* Ðfiling€deadline€and€the€Court€has€thoroughly€reviewed€the€Motion,€the€evidentiary€hearing€transcript,Ð ð-@), ÐÔ_Ôthe€previous€motions€and€orders,€hearing€transcripts,€the€trial€transcript,€the€court€file,€the€closingÐ ° Ðarguments,€and€the€applicable€case€law.€€After€an€extensive€examination€of€the€above,€the€Court€findsÐ à Ðthat€the€Defendantððs€Judgment€and€Sentence€must€be€set€aside€and€that€the€Defendant€is€entitled€toÐ pÀ Ða€new€trial.Ð P   Ðà  àOn€September€20,€1984,€the€Defendant€was€found€guilty€of€Murder€in€the€First€Degree€andÐ 0 € ÐArmed€Robbery.€€The€trial€was€held€in€the€Tenth€Judicial€Circuit€Court€before€the€Honorable€EdwardÐ `  ÐF.€Threadgill,€Jr.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XLG #ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔThere€was€no€physical€evidence€implicating€the€Defendant€in€the€murder.€€Rather,Ð ð@  Ðthe€Defendantððs€conviction€rested€primarily€on€the€testimony€of€two€key€State€witnesses,€JohnÐ Ð  ÐBerrien€and€David€Luna€Falcon.€€David€Luna€Falcon€testified€that€the€Defendant€confessed€that€heÐ ° Ðand€another€man€had€murdered€one€Delbert€Baker€(Mr.€Del)€at€Mr.€Bakerððs€beauty€salon.€€DavidÐ à ÐFalcon€further€testified€that€the€Defendant€said€he€shot€Mr.€Del€in€the€head€after€the€other€man€cutÐ pÀ ÐMr.€Delððs€throat,€while€Mr.€Del€was€begging€for€his€life.€€John€Berrien€testified€that€he€drove€theÐ P  ÐDefendant€and€George€Berrien,€his€cousin,€to€Mr.€Delððs€salon,€dropped€them€off,€and€picked€themÐ 0€ Ðup€approximately€two€(2)€hours€later.€€The€theory€of€defense€was€that€the€Defendant€was€innocentÐ ` Ðand€that€another€individual,€Vernon€James,€either€committed€the€murder€and€robbery€or€that€he€wasÐ ð@ Ðpresent€when€the€crimes€occurred€and€could€provide€the€Defense€with€exculpatory€testimony.€€WhenÐ Ð  Ðdefense€counsel€called€Vernon€James€as€a€witness,€Mr.€James€invoked€his€Fifth€Amendment€rightÐ °"  Ðoutside€the€presence€of€the€jury,€and€did€not€testify.€€Defense€counsel€then€called€Mr.€JamesððÐ $à" Ðcellmate,€Roger€Mims,€to€testify€that€Mr.€James€admitted€that€he€had€murdered€and€robbed€DelÐ p&À!$ ÐBaker.€No€other€witnesses€were€called€to€testify€about€admissions€made€by€Vernon€James.€€After€theÐ P( #& ÐDefendant€was€found€guilty,€he€chose€not€to€present€any€mitigation€evidence,€against€the€advice€ofÐ 0*€%( Ðcounsel,€and€the€jury€returned€a€recommendation€of€death.€€The€Court€sentenced€the€Defendant€toÐ ,`'* Ðdeath€on€September€21,€1984.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLA#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔԀР° Ðà  àThe€Florida€Supreme€Court€affirmed€the€Defendantððs€judgment€and€sentence€on€direct€appealÐ à Ðin€1986.€€òòMelendez€v.€Stateóó,€498€So.2d€1258€(Fla.€1986).€€A€subsequent€Petition€for€Writ€ofÐ pÀ ÐCertiorari€was€denied€by€the€United€States€Supreme€Court.€€On€January€16,€1989,€the€Defendant€filedÐ P   Ðhis€initial€Motion€for€Postconviction€Relief€pursuant€to€F.R.Cr.P.€3.850€in€which€he€raised€numerousÐ 0 € Ðclaims€for€relief.€€(òòSeeóó€Motion,€dated€April€21,€1989,€attached).€€The€Circuit€Court€summarily€deniedÐ `  Ðthe€motion€on€July€12,€1989€without€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€(òòSeeóó€Order,€dated€July€12,€1989,Ð ð@  Ðattached).€€In€its€order,€the€Circuit€Court€in€Polk€County€denied€eleven€(11)€of€the€claims€on€theÐ Ð  Ðgrounds€that€they€should€have€been€brought€on€direct€appeal.€€The€Court€denied€three€(3)€claimsÐ ° Ðbased€upon€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€and€indicated€that€each€failed€to€meet€the€appropriateÐ à Ðstandard€as€set€forth€in€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€104€S.Ct.€2052,€80€L.Ed.2d€674Ð pÀ Ð(1984).׃=×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€Court€also€denied€the€òòBradyóó€claims€and€stated€that€the€defense€had€impeached€FalconÐ P  Ðthrough€cross„examination,€during€which€he€admitted€he€was€a€drug€user,€had€been€convicted€ofÐ 0€ Ðhomicide,€worked€closely€with€the€police,€and€was,€in€fact,€a€paid€informant.€€The€order€states€thatÐ ` Ðany€further€impeachment€evidence€would€have€been€ð ðeither€non„material,€cumulative€or€simplyÐ ð@ Ðspeculative.ðð€€On€November€12,€1992,€the€Florida€Supreme€Court€affirmed€the€denial€of€theÐ Ð  ÐDefendantððs€initial€Motion€for€Postconviction€Relief.€€€òòMelendez€v.€Stateóó,€612€So.2d€1366€(Fla.Ð °"  Ð1992).€The€Defendantððs€Motion€for€Rehearing€was€denied€on€February€18,€1993.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XLè#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔòòóóÐ $à" Ðà  àOn€September€22,€1994,€the€Defendant€filed€a€second€Motion€for€Postconviction€Relief€basedÐ ° Ðupon€newly€discovered€evidence.€€(òòSeeóó€Motion,€dated€September€13,€1994,€attached).€€AnÐ à Ðevidentiary€hearing€was€held€on€that€motion€on€May€23,€1996€and€May€24,€1996€before€JudgeÐ pÀ ÐDennis€Maloney€in€Polk€County.€€€(òòSeeóó€evidentiary€hearing€transcript€(volumes€I€and€II),€dated€MayÐ P   Ð23,€1996€and€May€24,€1996,€attached).Ô#†X<ÔXX XLd#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ€€The€Defendant€presented€five€witnesses€to€support€his€newlyÐ 0 € Ðdiscovered€evidence€claim.€€The€witnesses€testified€that€Vernon€James€had€made€incriminatingÐ `  Ðstatements€to€them€about€the€murder.€€On€July€17,€1996,€the€Court€entered€an€order€denying€relief.€Ð ð@  Ѐ(òòSeeóó€Order,€dated€July€17,€1996,€attached).€€In€its€order,€the€Court€found€that€four€of€the€five€defenseÐ Ð  Ðwitnesses€were€not€credible€and€that€their€testimony€fell€short€of€the€standard€set€forth€in€òòJones€v.Ð ° ÐStateóó,€591€So.2d€911€(Fla.€1991).€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL½ #ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔThe€Court€indicated€that€it€was€not€sure€what€to€make€of€attorneyÐ à ÐDwight€Wellsðð׃?×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€testimony,€since€his€memory€of€Vernon€Jamesðð€confessions€to€him€was€sketchy,€heÐ pÀ Ðmade€no€notes€or€tapes€of€the€conversations,€and€he€could€not€remember€the€dates€of€the€confessionsÐ P  Ðor€if€he€had€informed€the€Defendantððs€attorney€and€the€assistant€state€attorney€of€this€information.€Ð 0€ ÐThe€Florida€Supreme€Court€affirmed€the€denial€of€the€Defendantððs€second€Motion€for€PostconvictionÐ ` ÐRelief€on€June€11,€1998.€€òòMelendez€v.€Stateóó,€718€So.2d€746€(Fla.€1998).Ð ð@ Ðà  àOn€October€19,€2000,€the€Defendant€filed€his€third€Motion€for€Postconviction€Relief.€€HisÐ Ð  Ðclaims€were€based€on€newly€discovered€evidence,€ineffective€assistance€of€trial€counsel,€and€òòBradyóóÐ °"  Ðviolations.€€On€November€6,€2000,€the€Chief€Judge€of€the€Tenth€Judicial€Circuit€Court€€requestedÐ $à" Ðthat€the€Florida€Supreme€Court€assign€the€undersigned€judge€with€the€Thirteenth€Judicial€Circuit€toÐ p&À!$ Ðpreside€over€future€proceedings€in€this€case.€€The€Chief€Judge€indicated€that€the€Motion€forÐ P( #& ÐPostconviction€Relief€includes€allegations€of€ineffective€assistance€of€trial€counsel,€and€said€trialÐ ° Ðcounsel€is€now€a€sitting€circuit€judge€in€Polk€County.€€All€of€the€judges€in€the€Tenth€Circuit€hadÐ à Ðtherefore€recused€themselves.€€The€Florida€Supreme€Court€issued€an€order€on€November€9,€2000Ð pÀ Ðdesignating€the€undersigned€as€a€temporary€judge€of€the€Tenth€Circuit€Ô#†X<ÔXX XLa##ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔto€hear€all€matters€connectedÐ P   Ðwith€this€case.€€As€such,€the€current€Motion€is€pending€before€this€Court.Ð 0 € Ðà  àÔ#†X<ÔXX XL‘*#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔIn€his€Motion,€the€Defendant€argues€that€the€State€violated€his€due€process€rights€by€failingÐ `  Ðto€disclose€exculpatory€evidence€prior€to,€during,€and€after€trial€in€violation€of€òòBrady€v.€Marylandóó,Ð ð@  Ð373€U.S.€83,€83€S.Ct.€1194,€10€L.Ed.€2d€215€(1963).€€Additionally,€the€Defendant€claims€that€his€trialÐ Ð  Ðcounsel€was€ineffective.€€€Finally,€the€Defendant€maintains€that€newly€discovered€evidence€notÐ ° Ðpreviously€available€to€him€or€his€counsel€entitles€him€to€a€new€trial.€Ð à ÐÔ#†X<ÔXX XLp+#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔà  àFlorida€Ô#†X<ÔXX XLï-#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔRule€of€Criminal€Procedure€3.850(f)€provides€that€a€ð ðsecond€or€successive€motionÐ pÀ Ðmay€be€dismissed€if€the€judge€finds€that€it€fails€to€allege€new€or€different€grounds€for€relief€and€theÐ P  Ðprior€determination€was€on€the€merits€or,€if€new€and€different€grounds€are€alleged,€the€judge€findsÐ 0€ Ðthat€the€failure€of€the€movant€or€the€attorney€to€assert€those€grounds€in€a€prior€motion€constituted€anÐ ` Ðabuse€of€the€procedure€governed€by€these€rules.ðð€€Fla.R.Crim.P.€3.850(f)€(2001).€€€Additionally,Ð ð@ Ðsubsection€(b)(1)€of€the€rule€states€that€a€motion€to€vacate€a€sentence€of€death€filed€more€than€oneÐ Ð  Ð(1)€year€after€the€sentence€has€been€imposed€is€untimely€unless€the€facts€on€which€the€claim€isÐ °"  Ðpredicated€were€unknown€to€the€movant€or€the€movantððs€attorney€and€could€not€have€beenÐ $à" Ðascertained€by€the€exercise€of€due€diligence.€€Fla.R.Crim.P.€3.850(b)(1)€(2001)Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLE.#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ.€€€As€such,€beforeÐ p&À!$ Ðaddressing€the€Motion€on€its€merits,€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL2#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔthe€Court€must€first€determine€whether€the€grounds€alleged€inÐ P( #& Ðthis€MotionÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL3#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€are€based€on€new€evidence€that€could€not€have€been€discovered€by€his€collateral€counselÐ 0*€%( Ðwith€due€diligence€at€the€time€he€filed€his€first€or€second€postconviction€motion.€€òòSeeóó€òòDowns€v.€Stateóó,Ð ,`'* Ð740€So.2d€506€(Fla.€1999);€òòSee€alsoóó€òòJones€v.€Stateóó,€709€So.2d€512€(Fla.€1998)Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL¯3#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ;€òòSee€alsoóó€òòWhite€v.Ð ° ÐStateóó,€664€So.2d€242€(Fla.€1995).òòò òó óóóÐ à Ðà  àThe€evidence€that€the€Defendant€asserts€in€this€Motion€as€newly€discovered€consists€of€1)€Ð pÀ Ða€transcript€of€a€recorded€interview€of€Vernon€James€conducted€by€Roger€Alcott€and€Cody€SmithÐ P   Ðin€August€of€1984;€2)€notes€from€assistant€state€attorney€files€relating€to€investigative€interviews€andÐ 0 € Ðnotes€between€the€assistant€state€attorney,€investigators,€and€law€enforcement;€and€3)€several€newÐ `  Ðwitnesses€who€claim€Vernon€James€implicated€himself€in€the€murder.Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL?5#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€The€Defendant€maintains€thatÐ ð@  Ðhis€collateral€counsel€has€demonstrated€due€diligence€even€though€this€information€remainedÐ Ð  Ðundiscovered€until€now.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL8#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ° Ðà  àThe€State€contends€that€the€Defendantððs€current€Motion€is€procedurally€barred€because€theÐ à Ðevidence€the€Defendant€now€claims€as€newly€discovered€was€available€to€him€years€before€he€filedÐ pÀ Ðhis€second€postconviction€motionÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL9#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ,€and€thus€the€due€diligence€standard€has€not€been€met.€Ð P  ÐAdditionally,€the€State€maintains€that€the€Defendantððs€Motion€is€time„barredÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL€:#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€since€all€the€recordsÐ 0€ Ðreferenced€by€the€Defendant,€as€well€as€the€defense€witnesses€who€testified€at€the€evidentiary€hearingÐ ` Ðon€May€29€and€May€30,€2001,€were€available€prior€to€the€filing€of€the€Defendantððs€secondÐ ð@ Ðpostconviction€motion€and€its€corresponding€evidentiary€hearing.Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL^;#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€€òòSeeóó€òòGlockóó€at€251.€(Any€claim€ofÐ Ð  Ðnewly€discovered€evidence€brought€in€a€death€penalty€case€must€be€brought€within€one€year€of€theÐ °"  Ðdate€such€evidence€was€discovered€or€could€have€been€discovered€through€the€exercise€of€dueÐ $à" Ðdiligence).Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLö<#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔÐ p&À!$ Ðà  àWithout€specific€statutory€criteria€or€case€law€defining€due€diligence,€the€Defendant€refersÐ P( #& Ðthe€Court€to€Blackððs€Law€Dictionary,€which€provides€in€its€latest€two€editions€as€follows:Ð 0*€%( ÐÓÓà0  àà0` (#(#àò òòòdue€diligenceóóó ó.€€Such€a€measure€of€prudence,€activity,€or€assiduity,€as€is€properly€toÐ ,`'* Ðbe€expected€from,€and€ordinarily€exercised€by,€a€reasonable€and€prudent€man€underÐ ° Ðthe€particular€circumstances;€not€measured€by€any€absolute€standard,€but€dependingÐ  ð Ðon€the€relative€facts€of€the€special€case.à p àà È àÐà` (#` (# Ðà  àòòSeeóó€Blackððs€Law€Dictionary€457€(6òòthóó€ed.€1991).à p àÐ €Ð ÐÓ?Ó€€Ð pÀ Ðòòò òÓÓà0  àà0` (#(#àdue€diligenceó óóó.€€1.€€The€diligence€reasonably€expected€from,€and€ordinarily€exercisedÐ P   Ðby,€a€person€who€seeks€to€satisfy€a€legal€requirement€or€to€discharge€an€obligation.Ð @  Ðð!ð€Also€termed€òòò òreasonable€diligenceó óóó.€Ð0 €` (#` (# ÐÓBÓÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLj>#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔà  àòòSeeóó€Blackððs€Law€Dictionary€468€(7òòthóó€ed.€1999).Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL•C#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔà p àà È àà  àà x àà Ð àÐ  p  Ðà  àCapital€Collateral€Representatives€(CCR)€state€that€they€first€discovered€the€transcript€of€theÐ P  ÐVernon€James€interview€in€August€or€September€of€2000€after€one€of€their€investigators,€RosaÐ à0  ÐGreenbaum,€met€with€trial€defense€investigator,€Cody€Smith.Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL D#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€€The€record€reflects€that€Ms.Ð À ÐGreenbaum€became€involved€in€this€case€in€the€summer€of€2000,€after€the€denial€of€the€secondÐ  ð Ðpostconviction€motion€and€when€CCR€filed€its€federal€habeas€petition.€€In€addition€to€reviewing€allÐ €Ð Ðthe€CCR€files€previously€turned€over€by€the€Defendantððs€trial€attorney€and€his€investigator,€Ms.Ð `° ÐGreenbaum€testified€that€she€contacted€Mr.€Smith€at€his€home€in€Pennsylvania€and€requested€hisÐ @ Ðoriginal€notes€and€files€in€anticipation€of€a€federal€hearing€on€the€habeas€petition.€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLßE#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,Ð  p Ðpp.€113,€115,€396„398,€attached).€€Mr.€Smith€explained€that€if€he€still€had€his€notes€they€would€beÐ P Ðin€storage€in€Lakeland,€Florida.€€They€met€in€Florida€and€went€through€the€storage€unit,€but€Mr.Ð à0 ÐSmith€was€unable€to€locate€any€notes€from€the€Melendez€case.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€115„116,€123,Ð À! Ð397„398,€attached).€€Ð  #ð! Ðà  àWhile€in€Florida,€Mr.€Smith€called€Roger€Alcott€for€lunch.€€Mr.€Alcott€told€Mr.€Smith€thatÐ €%Ð # Ðhe€may€have€some€records€from€the€Melendez€case€on€a€farm€that€he€had€recently€purchased.€€Mr.Ð `'°"% ÐSmith€stated€that€he€thought€his€notes€from€the€case€may€be€in€Mr.€Alcottððs€files,€since€he€often€gaveÐ @)$' ÐMr.€Alcott€a€copy€of€them.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€116„117,€278„279).€€Mr.€Alcott€testified€that€thisÐ  +p&) Ðparticular€CCR€investigation€was€contemporaneous€with€his€becoming€a€Polk€County€circuit€judge:€Ð ° ÐÓOKÓà0  àð ðI€had€to€clean€out€my€office€rather€rapidly€because€I€was€rushing€and€I€moved€everythingÐ à Ðout€of€the€back€of€it€and€the€file€cabinets€and€stacked€it€in€my€storage€area,€an€extra€storageÐ €Ð Ðarea€and€the€garage€and€whatever,€and€so€I€had€boxes€and€shoe€boxes€full€of€stuff€andÐ pÀ Ðwhatever,€and€just€coincidentally€as€I€was€doing€that€and€Cody€came€down€and€I€knew€thatÐ ` ° Ðthere€was€probably€stuff€in€those€boxes€because€I€thought€I€had€seen€boxes€that€hadÐ P   ÐððMelendezðð€written€on€it.ðð€€Ð@ (#(# Ðà  à(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€309,€attached).€€Ð 0 € ÐÓÂLÓÌà  àWhile€going€through€those€boxes€after€his€lunch€with€Mr.€Smith,€Mr.€Alcott€found€a€copyÐ P  Ðof€the€transcript€of€his€taped€interview€with€Vernon€James€at€Tomoka€Correctional€on€August€14,Ð à0  Ð1984€and€turned€it€over€to€Ms.€Greenbaum.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€34,€attached).€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL~H#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔMr.€Smith€testified€thatÐ À Ðhe€had€interviewed€Vernon€James€twice,€once€alone€and€then€again€with€Mr.€Alcott,€but€that€he€didÐ  ð Ðnot€recall€that€Mr.€Alcott€had€recorded€the€second€interview.€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€118„120,€131„Ð €Ð Ð132,€143„144,€attached).€€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLQ#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔMr.€Alcott€stated€that€he€did€not€specifically€recall€whether€he€providedÐ `° Ðthe€transcript€to€the€prosecution€pursuant€to€the€rules€of€discovery,€but€assumed€that€he€would€haveÐ @ Ðdone€so.׃A×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€284„285,€attached).€€Additionally,€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL‘R#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔalthough€Mr.€AlcottÐ  p Ðacknowledged€that€he€had€conducted€the€taped€interview€of€Vernon€James€prior€to€trial,€he€testifiedÐ P Ðthat€he€did€not€know€if€he€had€provided€a€copy€of€the€transcript€to€collateral€counsel€prior€to€the€timeÐ à0 Ðhe€found€it€in€his€old€files€in€August€or€September€of€2000.€€He€was€certain,€however,€that€he€did€notÐ À! Ðintentionally€withhold€it€from€them.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€278„279,€308„310,€313,€attached).€Ð  #ð! Ðà  àMr.€Pickard€stated€that€since€he€had€received€a€copy€of€the€transcript€prior€to€the€trial,Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLHT#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€evenÐ €%Ð # Ðif€CCR€had€not€received€a€copy€from€Mr.€Alcott,€it€should€have€nonetheless€been€disclosed€to€CCRÐ `'°"% Ðvia€the€assistant€state€attorneyððs€files.€€Although€Mr.€Pickard€states€that€his€entire€file€was€turnedÐ ° Ðover€to€CCR€pursuant€to€the€public€records€request,€he€had€no€independent€recollection€and€couldÐ à Ðnot€say€for€certain€if€the€transcript€of€the€interview€between€Mr.€James€and€Mr.€Alcott€was€turnedÐ pÀ Ðover€to€CCR€because€he€did€not€directly€handle€Chapter€119€public€records€requests.€(òòSeeóó€EHÐ P   Ðtranscript,€pp.€88„89,€attached).€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLW#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€€Moreover,€the€Defendantððs€prior€collateral€counsel€testified€thatÐ 0 € Ðthey€had€no€knowledge€of€the€taped€statement€by€Vernon€James€to€Roger€Alcott€at€the€time€they€hadÐ `  Ðprepared€their€respective€postconviction€motions.Ð ð@  Ðà  àThe€Defendantððs€first€collateral€counsel,€Leslie€Delk,׃>×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLÖY#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔrecalled€obtaining€Mr.€Alcottððs€trialÐ Ð  Ðfiles,€which€were€complete€to€the€best€of€her€knowledge,€and€which€included€the€notes€from€CodyÐ ° ÐSmith.€€These€files€were€used€by€collateral€counsel€to€examine€the€defense€strategy€at€trial€and€toÐ à Ðdetermine€how€the€trial€attorney€prepared€his€case€so€that€she€could€prepare€for€the€filing€of€theÐ pÀ Ðinitial€postconviction€motion.€€(òòSeeóó€Delk€deposition,€pp.€4„5,€attached).€Ms.€Delk€testified€that€thereÐ P  Ðwas€no€indication€in€Mr.€Alcottððs€files€nor€in€Mr.€Smithððs€notes€that€Vernon€James€had€beenÐ 0€ Ðpersonally€interviewed€by€Mr.€Alcott€and€Mr.€Smith€or€that€the€interview€had€been€tape€recorded.€Ð ` ÐAdditionally,€Ms.€Delk€testified€that€in€all€her€legal€teamððs€discussions€with€Mr.€Alcott,€in€preparingÐ ð@ Ðthe€initial€postconviction€motion,€Mr.€Alcott€never€mentioned€that€he€had€taken€a€taped€statementÐ Ð  Ðfrom€Vernon€James.€€(òòSeeóó€Delk€deposition,€pp.€6„7,€16„17Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLÈ[#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ,€attached).Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLK`#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€€Ms.€Delk,€however,€stated€thatÐ °"  Ðshe€did€not€recall€specifically€asking€Mr.€Alcott€whether€he€had€interviewed€Vernon€James,€or€if€Mr.Ð $à" ÐAlcott€€had€released€all€his€trial€file€contents€to€collateral€counsel.€€(òòSeeóó€Delk€deposition,€pp.€10„11,Ð ° Ðattached).Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL™`#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€€Ð à Ðà  àThe€Court€finds€that€Ms.€Delk€acted€reasonably€and€exercised€due€diligence.€€€It€is€certainlyÐ pÀ Ðlogical€for€collateral€counsel€to€presume€that€the€State€would€have€disclosed€everything€requiredÐ P   Ðpursuant€to€a€public€records€request.€€It€is€also€logical€for€collateral€counsel€to€presume€that€a€defenseÐ 0 € Ðattorney€would€have€given€all€relevant€materials€to€Capital€Collateral€RepresentativesÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLb#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ.€€In€fact,€Mr.Ð `  ÐAlcott€wrote€a€letter€to€CCR€which€indicated€his€intention€to€cooperate€with€them€during€theÐ ð@  Ðpostconviction€process.€€(òòSeeóó€Delk€deposition,€pp.€11,€attached).Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL9d#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€€As€such,€CCR€had€no€reason€toÐ Ð  Ðthink€that€Mr.€Alcott€would€not€have€given€them€all€the€information€and€documentation€he€had.€€ItÐ ° Ðwould€be€unreasonable€in€this€instance€to€require€Ms.€Delk€to€have€asked€Mr.€Alcott€if€he€thoughtÐ à Ðhe€may€have€some€other€documents€somewhere€else€that€he€did€not€disclose€to€CCR,€or€to€ask€Mr.Ð pÀ ÐSmith€if€there€was€any€other€information€that€he€had€other€than€what€was€in€his€notes€to€defenseÐ P  Ðcounsel.€€Moreover,€since€there€was€no€indication€of€a€personal€interview€by€Mr.€Alcott€and€Mr.Ð 0€ ÐSmith€of€Vernon€James,€there€was€no€reason€for€Ms.€Delk€to€believe€that€such€an€interview€had€takenÐ ` Ðplace,€that€exculpatory€information€was€contained€therein,€and€that€defense€counsel€had€simplyÐ ð@ Ðforgotten€to€inform€CCR€of€it.Ð Ð  Ðà  àWith€the€information€she€had,€Ms.€Delk€expressed€concerns€about€Vernon€JamesððÐ °"  Ðinvolvement€in€the€crimes€in€her€initial€motion€for€postconviction€relief€and€emphasized€CCRððsÐ $à" Ðcontention€that€he€had€committed€the€offenses€for€which€the€Defendant€had€been€convicted.€€Ms.Ð p&À!$ ÐDelk€testified€that€if€she€had€known€that€a€taped€statement€of€Vernon€James€existed€which€verifiedÐ P( #& Ðthat€Vernon€James€was€involved€in€the€murder€and€that€the€Defendant€was€not,€CCR's€position€thatÐ 0*€%( ÐJames€was€involved€would€have€been€corroborated.€€(òòSeeóó€Delk€deposition,€pp.€6„7,€16,€attached).Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLWe#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ,`'* Ðà  àÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLÞk#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔThe€Defendantððs€second€collateral€counsel,€Gail€Anderson,׃C×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLAl#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€testified€at€the€evidentiaryÐ ° Ðhearing€held€on€May€29€and€May€30,€2001.€€She€said€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLm#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔthat€in€preparing€the€state€and€federal€petitionsÐ à Ðfor€writ€of€habeas€corpus€in€1994,€newly€discovered€evidence€surfaced€which€gave€rise€to€the€secondÐ pÀ Ðpostconviction€motion.€€Ms.€Anderson€recalled€that€Marty€Lake€was€the€individual€who€had€beenÐ P   Ðconvicted€of€the€murder€of€Vernon€James€and€that€information€from€Marty€Lakeððs€file€led€to€newÐ 0 € Ðwitnesses€to€whom€Vernon€James€had€made€incriminating€statements.€Ms.€Andersonððs€team€alsoÐ `  Ðdiscovered€information€in€that€file€which€led€them€to€several€new€witnesses,€including€attorneyÐ ð@  ÐDwight€Wells,€who€had€represented€Vernon€James€previously€in€an€unrelated€matter.€€€Ms.€AndersonÐ Ð  Ðstated€that€at€the€evidentiary€hearing€on€the€second€postconviction€motion,€CCR€presented€evidenceÐ ° Ðregarding€the€diligence€it€used€to€find€evidence€to€support€the€claims€for€relief.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL¹m#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,Ð à Ðpp.€262„263,€attached).€€Judge€Maloney€did€not€address€due€diligence€in€his€order€denyingÐ pÀ ÐDefendantððs€second€postconviction€motion.€€Rather€the€motion€was€considered€on€the€merits.€€(òòSeeóóÐ P  ÐOrder€Denying€Motion€to€Vacate€Judgment€and€Sentence,€dated€7/17/96,€attached).Ð 0€ Ðà  àMr.€Wells€testified€at€the€hearing€on€the€second€postconviction€motion€before€JudgeÐ ` ÐMaloney.€€He€said€that€Mr.€James€indicated€that€he€had€been€involved€in€the€murder€of€Del€Baker.€Ð ð@ Ð(òòSeeóó€evidentiary€hearing€transcript€dated€May€23€&€24,€1996,€pp.€110„125,€attached).€€Ms.€AndersonÐ Ð  Ðtestified€that€although€the€premise€for€the€second€postconviction€motion€was€that€Vernon€James€hadÐ °"  Ðcommitted€the€murder€of€Del€Baker,€she€did€not€have€any€corroborating€evidence€of€WellsððÐ $à" Ðconversation€with€Mr.€James.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€257„258,€attached).€€€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLÇq#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔSpecifically,€Ms.Ð ° ÐAnderson€stated€that€she€did€not€have€the€transcript€of€the€interview€between€Roger€Alcott€andÐ à ÐVernon€James.€€€If€she€had€known€of€its€existence,€Ms.€Anderson€testified€that€it€would€haveÐ pÀ Ðprovided€her€with€a€basis€for€an€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€claim€on€two€grounds.€€First,€itÐ P   Ðshowed€that€Mr.€Alcott€had€knowledge€that€Vernon€James€implicated€himself€to€Dwight€Wells.€Ð 0 € ÐSecondly,€it€would€have€corroborated€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€she€called€at€the€evidentiaryÐ `  Ðhearing.€€Moreover,€Ms.€Anderson€stated€that€she€would€have€preferred€to€bring€an€ineffectiveÐ ð@  Ðassistance€of€counsel€claim€rather€than€a€newly€discovered€evidence€claim,€as€the€burden€of€proofÐ Ð  Ðwould€have€been€lower.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€258„261,€attached).€€Ð ° Ðà  àBased€upon€her€review€of€the€record,€Ms.€Anderson€admitted€that€she€had€presumed€that€Mr.Ð à ÐAlcott€or€a€member€of€his€defense€team€had€interviewed€Vernon€James€prior€to€trial.€€Although€sheÐ pÀ Ðdid€not€recall€asking€the€specific€questions,€ð ðDid€you€interview€Mr.€Jamesðð€or€ð ðMr.€Alcott,€well,Ð P  Ðwhat€did€Vernon€James€tell€you?ðð€Ms.€Anderson€stated€that€she€had€spoken€with€Mr.€Alcott€moreÐ 0€ Ðthan€once€prior€to€the€1996€evidentiary€hearing.€€She€and€Mr.€Alcott€had€extensive€discussions€aboutÐ ` ÐVernon€Jamesðð€involvement,€as€his€involvement€was€the€basis€for€the€motion€and€the€hearing.€€(òòSeeóóÐ ð@ ÐEH€hearing€transcript,€pp.€264„267,€attached).€€Ms.€Anderson€testified€that€while€drafting€theÐ Ð  Ðpostconviction€motion€and€preparing€for€the€subsequent€hearing,€Mr.€Alcott€never€mentioned€thatÐ °"  Ðhe€had€taken€a€taped€statement€which€would€have€substantiated€CCRððs€claims€for€relief.€€(òòSeeóó€EHÐ $à" Ðhearing€transcript,€pp.€265„267,€270,€attached).€€Ms.€Anderson€was€certain€that€she€would€not€forgetÐ p&À!$ Ðsuch€an€important€piece€of€information,€since€such€evidence€contained€a€direct€statement€fromÐ P( #& ÐVernon€James€that€he€was€involved€in€the€crimes€and€would€have€significantly€bolstered€CCRððsÐ 0*€%( Ðposition.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€hearing€transcript,€pp.€261,€attached).Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL(v#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ,`'* Ðà  àThe€Court€finds€that€Ms.€Anderson,€too,€acted€reasonably€and€with€due€diligence€in€herÐ ° Ðinvestigation€and€preparation€for€Mr.€Melendez'€second€postconviction€motion.€€€Ms.€AndersonððsÐ à Ðpresumption€that€Mr.€Alcottððs€defense€files€were€complete€was€reasonable.€€As€previously€indicated,Ð pÀ Ðit€would€be€unreasonable€to€require€collateral€counsel€to€specifically€ask€Mr.€Alcott€if€Vernon€JamesÐ P   Ðhad€provided€a€taped€statement€implicating€himself.€€Such€important€information€would€have€beenÐ 0 € Ðpresumed€to€be€in€defense€counselððs€files€and€would€have€been€presumed€to€be€revealed€inÐ `  Ðconversations€with€collateral€counsel.€€€It€is€certainly€logical€to€expect€that€a€defense€attorney€withÐ ð@  Ðknowledge€of€exculpatory€evidence€would€provide€the€same€to€collateral€counsel.€€Although€Ms.Ð Ð  ÐAnderson€stated€that€she€did€not€personally€speak€with€Cody€Smith,€she€stated€that€her€investigator,Ð ° ÐChuck€Formosa,€did.€€€Mr.€Formosa€testified€that€he€had€spoken€with€Mr.€Smith€prior€to€theÐ à Ðevidentiary€hearing€on€the€second€postconviction€motion€and€Mr.€Smith€did€not€recall€any€mentionÐ pÀ Ðof€a€taped€interview€with€Vernon€James€or€give€any€indication€that€such€an€interview€had€ever€takenÐ P  Ðplace.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€215„216,€220,€attached).€€Ð 0€ Ðà  àÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLù#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔCody€Smith,€however,€testified€that€he€had€been€contacted€by€Mr.€Formosa€in€1995€or€1996Ð ` Ðand€that€he€informed€Mr.€Formosa€of€the€interview€with€Vernon€James€at€Tomoka€Correctional.€€Mr.Ð ð@ ÐSmith€further€indicated€that€he€did€not€mention€that€the€interview€had€been€taped€because€he€had€notÐ Ð  Ðremembered€that€Mr.€Alcott€had€recorded€it.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€118„120,€131„132,€137„139,Ð °"  Ð143„144,€attached).€€Ð $à" Ðà  àThe€Court€realizes€that€the€testimony€of€Mr.€Smith,€Mr.€Formosa€and€Ms.€AndersonÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL:†#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€isÐ p&À!$ Ðconflicting€as€to€whether€or€not€CCR€had€knowledge€of€the€taped€interview€of€Vernon€James€at€theÐ P( #& Ðtime€of€the€second€postconviction€motion.€€The€Court€also€recognizes€that€many€years€have€passedÐ 0*€%( Ðsince€these€investigations€occurred€and€that€an€individualððs€recollection€of€his€or€her€actions€may€notÐ ,`'* Ðbe€precise€or€entirely€accurate.€€In€any€event,€the€Court€cannot€find€that€Ms.€Anderson€actedÐ ° Ðunreasonably€in€her€representation€of€the€Defendant€or€that€she€did€not€act€diligently.€€Since€it€hasÐ à Ðnot€been€shown€with€certainty€that€this€document€was€provided€to€collateral€counsel€from€the€trialÐ pÀ Ðattorneyððs€file€or€as€a€result€of€the€public€records€request,€the€Court€finds€that€the€Defendant€shouldÐ P   Ðnot€be€penalized€by€precluding€him€from€bringing€this€claim€of€newly€discovered€evidence.€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL׈#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔð ðThereÐ 0 € Ðis€no€other€conclusion€that€is€consistent€with€one€of€the€most€important€dictates€of€due€process:€thatÐ `  Ðproceedings€involving€criminal€charges,€and€especially€the€death€penalty,€must€both€be€and€appearÐ ð@  Ðto€be€fundamentally€fair.ðð€€òòSteinhorst€v.€Stateóó,€636€So.2d€498,€501€(Fla.€1994).€€€As€such,€the€CourtÐ Ð  Ðaccepts€Gail€Andersonððs€testimony€and€finds€that€she€and€her€team€acted€reasonably€under€theÐ ° Ðcircumstances,€and€exercised€due€diligence.Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLÖŒ#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€As€the€Court€finds€that€the€taped€statement€of€VernonÐ à ÐJames€to€Roger€Alcott€and€Cody€Smith€could€not€have€been€discovered€by€collateral€counsel€despiteÐ pÀ Ðdue€diligence,€the€Court€will€address€the€merits€of€the€Defendantððs€Motion€as€it€pertains€to€the€tapedÐ P  ÐstatementÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLI#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ.€ò òòòóóó óÐ 0€ Ðà  àThe€assistant€state€attorney's€notes€relating€to€investigative€subpoenas€and€notes€between€theÐ ` Ðassistant€state€attorney,€investigators,€and€law€enforcement€officers€were€not€disclosed€to€collateralÐ ð@ Ðcounsel€until€the€public€records€request€was€made€regarding€this€third€motion€for€postconvictionÐ Ð  Ðrelief.€€As€such,€these€notes€were€not€available€to€CCR€despite€its€exercise€of€due€diligence.€€TheÐ °"  ÐState€simply€did€not€disclose€them.€€Therefore,€the€Court€will€address€the€merits€of€the€Defendant'sÐ $à" ÐMotion€as€it€pertains€to€these€previously€undisclosed€notes.Ð p&À!$ Ðà  àSince€the€denial€of€the€second€postconviction€motion€in€1996,€CCR€claims€that€they€haveÐ P( #& Ðlocated€additional€new€witnesses€who€possess€exculpatory€information€and€who€were€not€previouslyÐ 0*€%( Ðavailable€despite€CCRððs€diligence.€€€Ms.€Greenbaum€testified€that€she€discovered€these€newÐ ,`'* Ðwitnesses€based€on€information€she€received€personally€from€Marty€Lake,€the€convicted€murdererÐ ° Ðof€Vernon€James.€€Gail€Anderson€and€her€investigator€testified€that€CCR€was€unable€to€locate€MartyÐ à ÐLake,€despite€their€legal€teamððs€efforts.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€217,€255„256,€attached).€€AlthoughÐ pÀ Ðthere€were€no€notes€in€CCRððs€files€as€to€what€efforts€were€made€to€locate€Marty€Lake,€Ms.Ð P   ÐGreenbaum€testified€that€if€an€investigation€leads€to€ð ða€dead€end,€a€lot€of€times€it€wonððt€get€writtenÐ 0 € Ðup....ðð€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€428,€attached).€€€Ms.€Greenbaum€was€able€to€locate€Mr.€Lake€inÐ `  ÐDecember€of€2000.€€When€Ms.€Greenbaum€met€with€Mr.€Lake,€he€told€her€that€in€the€mid„90's,€heÐ ð@  Ðwas€hiding€out€in€Tennessee€because€of€several€outstanding€warrants€for€his€arrest.€€(òòSeeóó€EHÐ Ð  Ðtranscript,€pp.€410,€432,€attached).€€€Ms.€Greenbaum€testified€that€she€attempted€to€locate€Mr.€LakeÐ ° Ðagain€in€order€to€subpoena€him€to€appear€at€the€evidentiary€hearing€on€May€29€&€May€30,€2001,€butÐ à Ðshe€was€unable€to€find€him.€€At€the€time€of€the€hearing,€the€Office€of€the€State€Attorney€had€an€activeÐ pÀ Ðcapias€out€on€Marty€Lake.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€432„433,€attached).€€ò òó óGiven€the€testimonyÐ P  Ðpresented,€the€Court€finds€that€CCR€exercised€due€diligence€in€their€attempts€to€locate€Marty€Lake.Ð 0€ ÐÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLÓ#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔà  àAt€their€meeting,€Mr.€Lake€allowed€Ms.€Greenbaum€to€review€his€personal€case€file€involvingÐ ` Ðhis€conviction€for€killing€Vernon€James.€€Ms.€Greenbaum€testified€that€in€that€file€she€discoveredÐ ð@ Ðone€Theodore€Spencer,€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLl›#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔwho€had€beenÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL·œ#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€questioned€when€Vernon€James€was€killed.€€(òòSeeóó€EHÐ Ð  Ðtranscript,€pp.€403„404,€attached).€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔThe€Defendant€claims€that€Mr.€Spencer€is€a€newly€discoveredÐ °"  Ðwitness€who€can€offer€exculpatory€information.€€Ms.€Greenbaum€stated€that€although€the€CCR€fileÐ $à" Ðon€the€Defendant€contained€some€copies€of€police€reports€as€well€as€the€case€file€regarding€theÐ p&À!$ Ðmurder€of€Vernon€James,€Ms.€Greenbaum€never€saw€the€name€of€Theodore€Spencer€in€those€files.€Ð P( #& ÐAdditionally,€Ms.€Greenbaum€testified€that€there€was€no€indication€in€CCRððs€files€that€anyone€atÐ 0*€%( ÐCCR€knew€of€Theodore€Spencer.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€425„426,€431,€attached).€€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL¹#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔSince€Mr.Ð ,`'* ÐSpencerððs€name€was€located€only€after€Ms.€Greenbaum€had€found€Marty€Lake,€the€Court€finds€thatÐ ° ÐCCR€exercised€due€diligence€although€Theodore€Spencer€was€not€previously€discovered.Ð à Ðà  àMs.€Greenbaum€stated€that€she€located€Theodore€Spencer€when€she€searched€the€DepartmentÐ pÀ Ðof€Corrections€website€and€discovered€he€was€in€the€Polk€County€jail.€€Ms.€Greenbaum€visited€Mr.Ð P   ÐSpencer€in€jail€and€he€told€her€what€he€knew€about€Mr.€Delððs€murder.€€He€also€informed€her€of€someÐ 0 € Ðother€individuals,€including€Stanley€Brookshire,€who€were€also€associated€with€Vernon€James.€€(òòSeeóóÐ `  ÐEH€transcript,€pp.€406„407,€attached).€€€The€Defendant€claims€that€Mr.€Brookshire€is€also€a€newlyÐ ð@  Ðdiscovered€witness€with€exculpatory€information.€€Ms.€Greenbaum€never€saw€his€name€in€her€reviewÐ Ð  Ðof€CCRððs€files.€€Additionally,€Ms€Greenbaum€testified€that€there€was€no€indication€in€CCRððs€filesÐ ° Ðthat€anyone€at€CCR€knew€of€Stanley€Brookshire.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€425„426,€431,€attached).€Ð à ЀÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLu #ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔAs€Mr.€Brookshireððs€name€was€obtained€from€Mr.€Spencer€who€was€not€previously€available€toÐ pÀ ÐCCR,€the€Court€finds€that€CCR€exercised€due€diligence€with€respect€to€locating€Stanley€Brookshire.€Ð P  Ðà  àÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL|¥#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔMs.€Greenbaum€also€testified€that€Marty€Lake€told€her€about€an€individual€named€KennethÐ 0€ ÐGraham,€who€may€have€information€about€Vernon€James.€€Ms.€GreenbaumÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL´¦#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€testified€that€she€locatedÐ ` ÐMr.€Graham€in€Gainesville,€through€the€Department€of€Corrections€and€the€Autotrack€computerÐ ð@ Ðdatabase€system.€€When€she€met€with€Mr.€Graham€in€Gainesville,€Ms.€Greenbaum€learned€that€heÐ Ð  Ðhad€information€relevant€to€the€Defendantððs€case.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€407„409,€attached).€€€Ms.Ð °"  ÐGreenbaum€never€saw€the€name€of€Kenneth€Graham€in€her€review€of€CCRððs€files.€€Additionally,€MsÐ $à" ÐGreenbaum€testified€that€there€was€no€indication€in€CCRððs€files€that€anyone€at€CCR€knew€ofÐ p&À!$ ÐKenneth€Graham.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€425„426,€431,€attached).€€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL¥§#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔAs€Mr.€Grahamððs€name€wasÐ P( #& Ðgiven€to€Ms.€Greenbaum€directly€from€Marty€Lake,€who€was€not€available€to€CCR€previously,€theÐ 0*€%( ÐCourt€finds€that€CCR€exercised€due€diligence€in€locating€Kenneth€Graham.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL¬ª#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔà x àÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLÚ«#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ,`'* Ðà  àMs.€Greenbaum€testified€that€in€reviewing€CCRððs€files€regarding€Vernon€James,€sheÐ ° Ðdiscovered€the€name€Janet€Gauntlett€and€sought€information€from€the€Autotrack€system.€€AlthoughÐ à ÐMs.€Greenbaum€found€nothing€about€Janet€Gauntlett,€she€discovered€an€Amanda€Gauntlett€in€theÐ pÀ Ðdatabase.€€Ms.€Greenbaum€testified€that€Amanda€Gauntlett€appeared€in€the€database€because€she€hadÐ P   Ðapparently€obtained€a€Florida€driverððs€license€on€June€6,€2000.€€When€she€retrieved€AmandaÐ 0 € ÐGauntlettððs€driverððs€license€information€from€the€computer,€Ms.€Greenbaum€saw€Janet€GauntlettððsÐ `  Ðname€listed€with€a€date€of€birth,€and€believed€this€demonstrated€a€relationship€between€Amanda€andÐ ð@  ÐJanet€Gauntlett.€€Ms.€Greenbaum€then€inputted€Janet€Gauntlettððs€name€with€the€birth€date€sheÐ Ð  Ðdiscovered,€but€no€information€surfaced.€€When€Ms.€Greenbaum€inputted€the€first€name€ð ðJanetðð€withÐ ° Ðthe€birth€date€she€discovered,€the€name€Janet€Conoway€appeared,€in€addition€to€several€other€namesÐ à Ðshe€had€used€in€the€past:€Pierce,€Ewing,€Kelly,€Gauntlett.€€Ms.€Greenbaum€testified€that€in€her€reviewÐ pÀ Ðof€CCRððs€files,€the€only€name€which€referenced€this€particular€individual€was€Janet€Gauntlett.€Ð P  ÐAlthough€CCR€had€previously€attempted€to€locate€Janet€Gauntlett,€no€one€was€able€to€find€her.€€(òòSeeóóÐ 0€ ÐEH€transcript,€pp.€€411„413,€attached).€€€Ms.€Greenbaum€determined€Janet€Gauntlett€to€be€JanetÐ ` ÐConoway,€who€the€Defendant€claims€provided€Ms.€Greenbaum€with€relevant€information€whichÐ ð@ Ðsupports€his€claims.€€As€information€on€Janet€Gauntlett/Conoway€was€unavailable€until€June€6,€2000Ð Ð  Ðwhen€Amanda€Gauntlett€got€a€Florida€driverððs€license,€the€Court€finds€that€CCR€exercised€dueÐ °"  Ðdiligence,€although€Janet€Gauntlett/Conoway€was€not€previously€discovered.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL(¬#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔÐ $à" Ðà  àMs.€Greenbaum€also€testified€that€she€had€seen€the€name€of€Denise€Nisi€Allbrook,€spelledÐ p&À!$ ÐA„L„L„B„R„O„O„KÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL£´#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€in€Mr.€Alcottððs€trial€file.€€Although€she€and€other€CCR€representatives€had€beenÐ P( #& Ðlooking€for€Denise€Allbrook,€Ms.€Greenbaum€was€unable€to€locate€her€in€the€Autotrack€system€orÐ 0*€%( Ðthrough€any€other€means.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€413„414,€attached).€€In€pursuing€Frankie€MaeÐ ,`'* ÐBrownÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL‚µ#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ,€another€name€in€the€trial€attorneyððs€file,€Ms.€Greenbaum€located€the€name€AngeliaÐ ° ÐHaughbrook€in€the€ð ðrelativeðð€section€of€Ms.€Brownððs€Autotrack€printout.€€Although€the€names€areÐ à Ðdifferent,€Ms.€Greenbaum€stated€she€thought€that€in€writing€them€down,€a€member€of€the€defenseÐ pÀ Ðteam€could€have€written€the€incorrect€name€by€mistake.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€414„415,€attached).€Ð P   ÐMs.€Greenbaum€interviewed€Ms.€Haughbrookððs€mother,€who€did€not€know€where€she€was.€€Ms.Ð 0 € ÐGreenbaum€located€an€address€of€a€man€to€whom€Ms.€Haughbrook€had€been€married.€€A€woman€atÐ `  Ðthat€address€told€Ms.€Greenbaum€that€Ms.€Haughbrook€lived€in€the€Washington€Park€Apartments.€Ð ð@  ÐWhen€Ms.€Greenbaum€went€to€the€address€she€was€given€for€the€Washington€Park€Apartments,€theÐ Ð  Ðperson€living€there€was€not€Ms.€Haughbrook€and€did€not€know€who€she€was.€€As€Ms.€GreenbaumÐ ° Ðwas€leaving€the€apartments,€she€asked€some€women€sitting€outside€if€they€knew€of€Ms.€Haughbrook.€Ð à ЀThey€told€Ms.€Greenbaum€where€Ms.€Haughbrook€was€employed€and€Ms.€Greenbaum€subsequentlyÐ pÀ Ðinterviewed€her.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€415„417,€attached).€€€Ð P  Ðà  àThe€Defendant€claims€Angelia€Haughbrook€provided€Ms.€Greenbaum€with€relevantÐ 0€ Ðinformation€which€supports€his€claims.€€Although€previous€investigators€or€members€of€CCRððs€legalÐ ` Ðteam€did€not€make€the€Allbrook„Haughbrook€connection€that€Ms.€Greenbaum€did,€the€CourtÐ ð@ Ðnevertheless€finds€that€CCR€exercised€due€diligence€in€searching€for€Angelia€Haughbrook.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL·#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔÐ Ð  Ðà  àFinally,€Ms.€Greenbaum€testified€that€she€located€the€name€of€Alphonso€Anderson€from€aÐ °"  Ð1975€incident€report€involving€an€altercation€between€him€and€Vernon€James.€€Ms.€GreenbaumÐ $à" Ðstated€that€she€found€the€incident€report€referring€to€Mr.€Anderson€in€the€CCR€files€when€she€tookÐ p&À!$ Ðover€the€investigation€in€June€of€2000.€€Ms.€Greenbaum€testified€that€she€thought€searching€forÐ P( #& ÐAlfonso€Anderson€was€a€long€shot€so€she€was€not€surprised€that€prior€investigators€did€not€interviewÐ 0*€%( ÐhimÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLT¾#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€429„430,€attached).€€€However,€as€this€incident€report€dates€back€toÐ ,`'* Ð1975,€the€record€reflects€that€the€information€it€contained€was€readily€available€to€CCR€and€in€itsÐ ° Ðpossession€prior€to€Ms.€Greenbaumððs€leading€the€investigation€in€June€of€2000.€€Although€theÐ à ÐDefendantððs€prior€collateral€counsel,€Gail€Anderson,€testified€that€she€was€not€familiar€with€the€nameÐ pÀ ÐAlphonso€Anderson,€the€Court€finds€that€CCR€did€not€exercise€due€diligence€in€attempting€to€locateÐ P   Ðthis€witness€since€his€name€had€been€in€CCRððs€possession€for€many€years.€€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.Ð 0 € Ð268„269,€429„30,€attached).€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLøÀ#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔThus,€€the€Court€will€not€consider€Alphonso€Anderson€as€a€newlyÐ `  Ðdiscovered€witness.Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL1Ä#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ð@  Ðà  àThe€Court€finds€that€CCR€exercised€due€diligence€in€searching€for€and€locating€TheodoreÐ Ð  ÐSpencer,€Stanley€Brookshire,€Kenneth€Graham,€Janet€Conaway,€and€Angelia€Haughbrook,€who€wereÐ ° Ðnot€previously€available€to€CCR.€€Although€these€witnesses€were€known€to€be€associated€withÐ à ÐVernon€James€in€the€past€and€were€available€at€the€time€of€the€Defendantððs€trial,€CCR€had€no€reasonÐ pÀ Ðto€believe€that€anyone€who€simply€knew€Vernon€James€would€have€information€relating€to€theÐ P  Ðhomicide.€€To€require€the€Defendant€to€locate€all€individuals€associated€in€any€way€with€VernonÐ 0€ ÐJames€at€the€time€of€the€homicide€would€place€an€onerous€and€unreasonable€burden€on€the€DefendantÐ ` Ðand€the€law€does€not€require€it.€€The€record€contained€no€information€that€any€of€these€witnessesÐ ð@ Ðwere€known€at€the€time€of€trial€or€that€they€had€any€information€about€the€homicide.€€The€Court€willÐ Ð  Ðtherefore€consider€their€testimony€to€determine€if€it€qualifies€as€newly€discovered€evidence.€Ð °"  Ðà  àThe€Florida€Supreme€Court€has€consistently€held€that€a€new€trial€is€warranted€if€the€newlyÐ $à" Ðdiscovered€evidence€substantially€undermines€confidence€in€the€outcome€of€the€prior€proceedingsÐ p&À!$ Ðor€when€the€newly€discovered€evidence€is€of€such€nature€that€it€would€probably€produce€an€acquittalÐ P( #& Ðon€retrial.€€òòSeeóó€€òòBlancoóó,€702€So.2d€at€1252€(quoting€òòJonesóó,€591€So.2d€at€915);€òòSee€alsoóó€òòRobinson€v.Ð 0*€%( ÐStateóó,€707€So.2d€688,€691€(Fla.€1998).€€When€a€prior€evidentiary€hearing€has€been€conducted,€ð ðtheÐ ,`'* Ðtrial€court€is€required€to€ððconsider€all€newly€discovered€evidence€which€would€be€admissibleðð€at€trialÐ ° Ðand€then€evaluate€the€ððweight€of€both€the€newly€discovered€evidence€and€the€evidence€which€wasÐ à Ðintroduced€at€the€trialðððð€in€determining€whether€the€evidence€would€probably€produce€a€differentÐ pÀ Ðresult€on€retrial.€€òòLightbourne€v.€Stateóó,€742€So.2d€238,€247€(Fla.€199)€(citing€òòJones€v.€Stateóó,€709Ð P   ÐSo.2d.€512,€521„22€(Fla.€1998).€€This€cumulative€analysis€must€be€conducted€so€that€the€trial€courtÐ 0 € Ðhas€a€ð ðtotal€pictureðð€of€the€case.€€òòLightbourneóó€at€247€(Fla.€1999).€€€As€such,€the€Court€will€firstÐ `  Ðaddress€individually€the€Defendantððs€current€claims€of€€ineffective€assistance€of€counselÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLÚÄ#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ,€òòBradyóóÐ ð@  Ðviolations,€and€newly€discovered€evidence.€€The€Court€will€then€consider€them€cumulatively,€alongÐ Ð  Ðwith€previous€evidence€provided€at€trial€and€during€other€postconviction€proceedings,€to€determineÐ ° Ðif€a€reasonable€probability€exists€of€a€different€outcome.Ð à Ѐòòò òI.€€Ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€claimó óóóÐ pÀ Ðà  àÔ#†X<ÔXX0XL„Ï#ÔÔ‡.XLXXX<ÔÔWhen€ineffective€assistance€is€alleged,€the€burden€is€on€the€person€seeking€collateral€reliefÐ P  Ðto€specifically€allege€the€grounds€for€relief€and€to€establish€whether€the€grounds€resulted€in€prejudice.€Ð 0€ ÐEffective€assistance€of€counsel€does€not€mean€that€a€defendant€must€be€afforded€errorless€counselÐ ` Ðor€that€future€developments€in€the€law€must€be€anticipated.€òòMeeks€v.€Stateóó,€382€So.€2d€673€(Fla.Ð ð@ Ð1980).€€In€òòStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€80€L.€Ed.€2d€674€(1984),€theÐ Ð  ÐU.S.€Supreme€Court€provided€the€following€standard€for€determining€ineffective€assistance€ofÐ °"  Ðcounsel:Ð $à" ÐÓÓà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àThe€benchmark€for€judging€any€claim€of€ineffectiveness€must€be€whetherÐ p&À!$ Ðcounsel's€conduct€so€undermined€the€proper€functioning€of€the€adversarial€processÐ `'°"% Ðthat€the€trial€cannot€be€relied€on€as€having€produced€a€just€result.€€A€convictedÐ P( #& Ðdefendant's€claim€that€counsel's€assistance€was€so€defective€as€to€require€reversal€ofÐ @)$' Ða€conviction€.€.€.€has€two€components.€€First,€the€defendant€must€show€that€counsel'sÐ 0*€%( Ðperformance€was€deficient.€€This€requires€showing€that€counsel€made€errors€soÐ  +p&) Ðserious€that€counsel€was€not€functioning€as€the€"counsel"€guaranteed€the€defendantÐ ,`'* Ðby€the€Sixth€Amendment.€€Second,€the€defendant€must€show€that€the€deficientÐ ° Ðperformance€prejudiced€the€defense.€€This€requires€showing€the€errors€were€soÐ  ð Ðserious€as€to€deprive€the€defendant€of€a€fair€trial,€a€trial€whose€result€is€reliable€.€.€.Ð à Ð[T]he€proper€standard€for€attorney€performance€is€of€reasonably€effective€assistance.ЀÐ` (#` (# ÐÌÓ‡ÔÓ466€U.S.€at€686-687.€Ð ` ° Ðà  àIn€òòDowns€v.€Stateóó,€453€So.€2d€1102€(Fla.€1984),€the€Florida€Supreme€Court€stated€that€theÐ @  Ðdefendant€must€affirmatively€prove€prejudice.€€The€test€for€prejudice€is:Ð  p  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à[T]hat€there€is€a€reasonable€probability€that,€but€for€ÓÓcounsel's€unprofessional€errors,Ð P  Ðthe€result€of€the€proceeding€would€have€been€different.€€A€reasonable€probability€isÐ ð@  Ða€probability€sufficient€to€undermine€confidence€in€the€outcoÓÓme.Ðà0 ` (#` (# ÐòòStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€694.à  àà h àà À àà  àÐ À Ðà  àWhen€assessing€a€claim€of€ineffectiveness,€"either€the€performance€component€of€the€test€orÐ  ð Ðthe€prejudice€component€can€be€evaluated€first.€€If€either€one€of€these€showings€is€insufficient,Ð €Ð Ðdefendant's€claim€must€fail."€€òòDownsóó,€453€So.2d€at€1109.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX.XL}Ñ#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔÐ `° Ðà  àIn€his€Motion,€the€Defendant€claims€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€toÐ @ Ðinvestigate€and€present€to€the€jury€attorney€Dwight€Wellsðð€testimony€regarding€Vernon€JamesððÐ  p Ðconfession€as€to€his€involvement€in€Mr.€Delððs€murder.€€The€Defendant€contends€that€Mr.€Alcott€hadÐ P Ðtaped€an€interview€of€Vernon€James€prior€to€trial,€and€that€in€this€taped€conversation,€Vernon€JamesÐ à0 Ðstated€he€had€previously€told€Dwight€Wells€that€he€was€involved€in€the€murder€of€Mr.€Del.Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLƒÝ#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€€TheÐ À! ÐDefendant€maintains,€however,€that€instead€of€investigating€what€Vernon€James€told€Mr.€Wells,€andÐ  #ð! Ðthen€calling€Mr.€Wells€to€testify,€Mr.€Alcott€called€Vernon€Jamesðð€cellmate,€Roger€Mims,€to€testifyÐ €%Ð # Ðas€to€Vernon€Jamesðð€confession.€€The€Defendant€claims€this€was€deficient€performance,€since€Mr.Ð `'°"% ÐAlcott€testified€at€the€latest€evidentiary€hearing€that€he€would€rather€have€had€someone€testify€withÐ @)$' Ðmore€credibility€than€a€cellmate.€à h àÐ  +p&) Ðà  àThe€record€reflects€that€Mr.€Alcott€did€tape€his€interview€with€Vernon€James€on€August€14,Ð ° Ð1984€at€Tomoka€Correctional€Center.€€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€34;€òòSee€alsoóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€278,€291„292,Ð à Ðattached).€€In€that€interview,€Vernon€James€referred€to€Dwight€Wells€as€being€with€Mr.€James€andÐ pÀ Ðan€investigator€from€the€public€defenderððs€office€when€Mr.€James€told€him€what€he€knew€about€theÐ P   Ðhomicide.׃B×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€34,€attached).€€At€the€evidentiary€hearing€on€May€29€and€30,€2001,€Mr.Ð 0 € ÐAlcott€recalled€that€after€Vernon€James€invoked€the€Fifth€Amendment€and€did€not€testify,€Mr.€AlcottÐ `  Ðcalled€Roger€Mims€as€a€witness€as€to€what€Vernon€James€supposedly€had€€told€him€the€week€beforeÐ ð@  Ðtrial.€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€282„83,€attached).€€At€trial,€the€prosecution€attacked€Mr.€MimsððÐ Ð  Ðcredibility€as€unconvincing:€€Ð ° ÐÓÓà  àà ` àQ:à ¸ àHow€long€have€you€and€Mr.€James€been€in€the€same€cell?Ð à ÐÌà  àà ` àA:à ¸ àAbout€ð!ð€say€about€a€month,€three€weeks€maybe.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àà ` àQ:à ¸ àAbout€what?Ð P  ÐÌà  àà ` àA:à ¸ àAbout€three€weeks€to€a€month?Ð 0€ ÐÌà  àà ` àQ:à ¸ àThree€weeks€to€a€month?Ð ` ÐÌà  àà ` àA:à ¸ à(Witness€nods.)Ð ð@ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àQ:à ¸ àAnd€Mr.€James€didnððt€tell€you€about€any€of€this€till€last€Friday,€is€that€whatÐ Ð  Ðyouððre€saying?ÐÀ!¸ (#¸ (# Ðà  àÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àA:à ¸ àWell,€we€talked€about€it€at€various€times,€but€he€never€did€tell€me€about€whatÐ  #ð! Ðhappened€till€that€time.Ð$à"¸ (#¸ (# Ðà  àÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àQ:à ¸ àHe€waited€till€last€Friday€to€tell€you€about€ð!ð€to€tell€you€that€he€was€involvedÐ p&À!$ Ðin€it,€is€that€right?Ð`'°"%¸ (#¸ (# ЇÓËæÓ(òòSeeóó€trial€transcript,€pp.€637„638Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLà#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ;€òòSee€alsoóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€290Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL*ì#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ,€attached).Ð ° Ðà  àDespite€the€credibility€problems€with€Roger€Mimsðð€testimony,Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL“ì#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€Mr.€Alcott€testified€at€theÐ à Ðevidentiary€hearing€that€he€had€no€recollection€of€exploring€the€possibility€of€calling€Mr.€Wells€toÐ pÀ Ðtestify€regarding€his€conversation€with€Vernon€James.€€He€said€that€he€probably€never€even€thoughtÐ P   Ðto€call€Dwight€Wells€as€a€witness:Ð 0 € ÐÓÓà  àà ` àQ:à ¸ àDo€you€recall€if€you€ever€checked€with€Dwight€Wells€regarding€that?Ð `  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àA:à0¸ ` (#` (#àI€donððt€have€a€recollection.€€Dwight€Wells€is€an€attorney€and,€in€fact,Ð ð@  Ðrepresented€John€Berrien,€the€codefendant,€and€it€well€could€be€that€I€got€thatÐ à0  Ðinformation€from€Mr.€Wells€initially€which€prompted€me€to€see€James.€€OnÐ Ð  Ðthe€other€hand€it€could€be€that€I€talked€to€Wells€later€about€this.€€Iððm€notÐ À Ðreally€sure.а¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` àQ:à ¸ àDo€you€have€any€memory€exactly€of€what€happened?Ð à ÐÌà  àà ` àA:à ¸ àNo.Ð pÀ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àQ:à ¸ àDo€you€have€any€memory€as€to€why€or€why€not€you€would€have€ð!ð€I€mean,Ð P  Ðjust€trying€to€explore.€€If€you€donððt€have€a€memory€of€having€a€conversationÐ @ Ðwith€Dwight€Wells€I€donððt€know€if€youððll€know€the€answer€to€this,€but€isÐ 0€ Ðthere€any€reason€that€you€know€of€why€you€would€not€have€wanted€to€talk€toÐ  p ÐDwight€Wells€and/or€considered€presenting€his€testimony€regarding€hisÐ ` Ðconversation€with€Vernon€James?ÐP¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` àA:à ¸ àDwight€Wells€the€attorney?Ð à0 ÐÌà  àà ` àQ:à ¸ àYeah.Ð À! ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àA:à ¸ àIt€probably€never,€to€be€honest€with€you,€crossed€my€mind€to€call€himÐ  #ð! Ðbecause€he€was€a€defense€attorney€representing€one€of€the€codefendants€andÐ $à" Ðobviously€he€was€going€to€become€a€Stateððs€witness.€€To€be€honest€with€youÐ €%Ð # ÐI€probably€never€even€thought€about€calling€Dwight€Wells€to€testify€as€aÐ p&À!$ Ðwitness€about€what€James€had€told€him.Ð`'°"%¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àQ:à ¸ àAnd€also€just€for€clarification€purposes,€that€transcript€indicates€that€Ô_ÔthatÔ_Ô€wasÐ @)$' Ðon€August€14òòthóó€which€would€have€been€a€month€before€trial,€so€would€thatÐ 0*€%( Ðindicate€that€Dwight€Wells€would€already€have€been€talked€to€even€inÐ  +p&) Ðadvance€of€that,€I€mean,€prior€to€August€14òòthóó?Ð,`'*¸ (#¸ (# Їà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àA:à ¸ àWell,€I€couldnððt€swear€to€that€one€way€or€the€other.€€I€remember€going€up€toÐ ° Ðthe€institution€to€talk€to€Vernon€James€but€I€donððt€remember€whether€I€hadÐ  ð Ðtalked€to€Wells€before€or€after.€Ðภ(#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àQ:à ¸ àAnd€actually€Iððm€not€even€referring€to€your€talking€to€Wells.€€Iððm€referringÐ pÀ Ðto€the€fact€that€Vernon€James€obviously€would€have,€as€his€report€indicated,Ð ` ° ÐDwight€Wells,€that€conversation€would€have€had€to€occurred€prior€to€thatÐ P   Ðtime?Ð@ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` àA:à ¸ àOh,€yes.Ð  p  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àQ:à ¸ àAnd€thatððs€just€in€connection€with€the€claim€at€trial€that€Roger€MimsððÐ P  Ðreliability,€or€the€information€was€in€doubt€because€it€was€not€until€the€FridayÐ ð@  Ðbefore€the€trial€started€this€information€was€provided?Ðà0 ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àA:à ¸ àYeah.€But€it€wasnððt€any€recent€fabrication.€€He€had€been€telling€that€storyÐ À Ðconsistently€for€some€period€of€time.а¸ (#¸ (# ÐÓ¸îÓÌ(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€292„294,€attached).€€Ð €Ð Ðà  àAdditionally,€Mr.€Alcott€testified€at€the€evidentiary€hearing€that€he€would€rather€have€had€aÐ `° Ðmore€credible€witness€to€report€Vernon€Jamesðð€confession€in€order€to€ð ðcarry€a€little€more€indicia€ofÐ @ Ðhonesty€about€it.ðð€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€289„291Ô#†X<ÔXX0XLAí#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ,€attached).€€It€appears€from€the€record€that€Mr.Ð  p ÐAlcott€may€have€had€such€a€witness€in€Dwight€Wells€but€failed€to€pursue€the€possibility€ofÐ P Ðpresenting€his€testimony.€€€Although€the€taped€statement€of€Vernon€James€does€not€include€theÐ à0 Ðspecifics€of€what€Mr.€James€disclosed€to€Dwight€Wells,€Mr.€Wells€was€mentioned€as€an€individualÐ À! Ðin€whom€Mr.€James€confided€about€who€was€involved€in€the€homicide.€€Had€Mr.€Alcott€pursued€thisÐ  #ð! Ðavenue€and€inquired€of€Mr.€Wells,€he€would€have€learned€what€Mr.€James€had€told€Mr.€Wells.€€AtÐ €%Ð # Ðthe€evidentiary€hearing€on€May€23,€1996,€Mr.€Wells€testified€as€follows€regarding€the€substance€ofÐ `'°"% ÐVernon€Jamesðð€statements€to€him:Ð @)$' ÐÓÓà  àà ` àQ:à ¸ àDo€you€remember€when€this€conversation€with€Mr.€James€occurred?Ð  +p&) ÐÐ ,`'* Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àA:à ¸ àI€really€donððt.€€I€mean,€I€know€it€was€before€the€trial€of€Mr.€Melendez,€but€IÐ ° Ðdonððt€have€any€specific€time€or€date.Рð¸ (#¸ (# Ðà  àÌà  àà ` àQ:à ¸ àAnd€when€you€went€to€speak€to€Mr.€James,€what€did€he€tell€you?Ð €Ð ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àA:à ¸ àHe€told€me€that€he€was€involved€in€the€murder€of€Mr.€Del.€€He€described€toÐ ` ° Ðme€in€some€detail€what€had€gone€on.€€Mr.€James€shared€with€me,€howeverÐ P   Ðreluctantly,€that€he€was€homosexual€and€that€this€had€started€out€really€as€anÐ @  Ðattempt€to€go€back€to€Mr.€Delððs€place€and€have€some€drugs€and€have€a€party.€Ð 0 € ÐThat€Mr.€Del€had€come€on€to€him€in€an€overly„aggressive€way,€and€thatððsÐ  p  Ðwhat€led€to€the€homicide.Ð` ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÓfÓÓ€ T5789:uvwx(1x33Óà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à*€€€€€€€€€€€à0  à*à0p(#(#àà0Èp(#p(#à*Ðð@ È(#È(# Ðà  àà ` àQ:à ¸ àDid€you€ever€talk€to€Roger€Alcott€about€Mr.€Jamesðð€confession?Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA:à ¸ àI€do€not€believe€I€did,€no.Ð ° ÐÓÓà0  àà0` (#(#àQ:à0¸ ` (#` (#àDid€Mr.€Alcott€at€any€time€while€you€were€representing€Mr.€Berrien€and€heÐ à Ðwas€representing€Mr.€Melendez,€did€Mr.€Alcott€ever€discuss€the€case€withÐ €Ð Ðyou?ÐpÀ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÓö Óà  àà ` àA:à ¸ àNot€that€I€can€recall,€no.€Ð P  Ð(òòSeeóó€May€23,€1996€evidentiary€hearing€transcript,€pp.€110„116,€attached).Ð 0€ Ðà  àThe€Court€finds€that€the€Defendantððs€trial€counsel€should€have€investigated€the€possibilityÐ ` Ðof€calling€Dwight€Wells€as€a€witness.€€However,€the€error€was€not€egregious€enough€to€satisfy€theÐ ð@ Ðfirst€prong€of€òòStrickland€óónor€has€the€Defendant€shown€that€because€of€this€error,€there€is€a€reasonableÐ Ð  Ðprobability€of€a€different€result€at€trial.Ð °"  Ðà  àThe€Defendant€also€claims€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€subpoena€Mr.Ð $à" Ðand€Mrs.€Reagan€to€discredit€David€Luna€Falcon€because€of€his€alleged€violent€confrontation€withÐ p&À!$ Ðthem.€(òòSeeóó€Motion).€€However,€the€record€reflects€that€the€substance€of€Mr.€Reaganððs€testimony€wasÐ P( #& Ðadmitted€at€trial€by€stipulation€between€the€State€and€the€Defense.€€(òòSeeóó€trial€transcript,€pp.€557„558,Ð 0*€%( Ðas€marked€for€appeal€purposes,€attached).€€In€the€stipulation,€Mr.€Reagan€accused€David€Luna€FalconÐ ,`'* Ðof€threatening€the€Reagans€in€their€home€and€shooting€at€Mr.€Reaganððs€vehicle€outside.€€(òòSeeóó€trialÐ ° Ðtranscript,€pp.€557„558,€as€marked€for€appeal€purposes,€attached).Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ€€Thus,€the€record€reflects€that€Mr.Ð à ÐAlcott€used€Mr.€Reaganððs€statement€to€impeach€Mr.€Falcon.€€Although€live€testimony€wouldÐ pÀ Ðprobably€have€been€preferable€to€that€of€a€stipulation,€the€Court€does€not€find€that€Mr.€Alcott€wasÐ P   Ðdeficient€for€neglecting€to€subpoena€the€Reagans.€€The€fact€is€that€the€substance€of€the€testimony€wasÐ 0 € Ðpresented€to€the€jury.€€The€Defendant€was,€therefore,€not€prejudiced€by€the€Reagansðð€non„appearance.€Ð `  Ðà  àFurther,€even€considering€Mr.€Alcottððs€failure€to€investigate€the€possibility€of€calling€DwightÐ ð@  ÐWells€as€a€witness,€together€with€his€failure€to€subpoena€the€Reagans€for€trial,€the€Court€does€notÐ Ð  Ðfind€these€errors€to€be€so€serious€that€Mr.€Alcott€was€not€functioning€as€ð ðcounselðð€guaranteed€theÐ ° ÐDefendant€by€the€Sixth€Amendment.€€Since€the€Defendant€has€not€met€either€prong€of€the€òòStricklandóóÐ à Ðtest,€he€is€not€entitled€to€relief€on€this€ground.Ð pÀ Ðò òòòÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLö#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔII.€€Brady€violation€claimó óóóÐ P  Ðà  àThe€Fifth€and€Fourteenth€Amendments€to€the€United€States€Constitution€require€the€State€toÐ 0€ Ðdisclose€evidence€favorable€to€the€accused€that€if€suppressed€would€deprive€the€defendant€of€a€fairÐ ` Ðtrial.€€òòBrady€v.€Marylandóó,€373€U.S.€83€(1963).€€A€defendant€must€prove€the€following€three€elementsÐ ð@ Ðto€successfully€establish€a€òòBradyóó€violation:€(1)€the€evidence€at€issue€is€favorable€to€the€accused,Ð Ð  Ðeither€because€it€is€exculpatory,€or€because€it€is€impeaching;€(2)€the€evidence€was€suppressed€by€theÐ °"  Ðstate,€either€willfully€or€inadvertently;׃@×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€(3)€the€stateððs€failure€to€disclose€the€evidence€wasÐ $à" Ðprejudicial.€€òòSeeóó€òòStrickler€v.€Greeneóó,€527€U.S.€263,€281„82€(1999).€€In€òòUnited€States€v.€Bagleyóó,€theÐ ° ÐUnited€States€Supreme€Court€disavowed€any€difference€between€exculpatory€and€impeachmentÐ à Ðevidence€for€òòBradyóó€purposes.€€473€U.S.€667,€105€S.Ct.€3375,€87€L.Ed.2d.€481€(1985).€Ð pÀ Ðà  àThe€test€for€measuring€the€effect€of€the€failure€to€disclose€exculpatory€evidence€is€whetherÐ P   Ðthere€is€a€reasonable€probability€that€had€the€evidence€been€disclosed€to€the€defense,€the€result€of€theÐ 0 € Ðproceeding€would€have€been€different.€€ð ðReasonable€probabilityðð€is€defined€by€the€Florida€SupremeÐ `  ÐCourt€as€€ð ðprobability€sufficient€to€undermine€confidence€in€the€outcome.ðð€€òòWhite€v.€Stateóó,€664€So.2dÐ ð@  Ð242€(Fla.€1995).€€Moreover,€the€duty€lies€with€the€prosecution€to€determine€whether€the€undisclosedÐ Ð  Ðevidence€is€exculpatory.€€As€only€the€prosecution€knows€what€is€undisclosed,€the€prosecutor€has€theÐ ° Ðresponsibility€to€assess€the€effect€of€the€evidence€in€its€entirety€and€then€to€determine€whether€thereÐ à Ðis€a€reasonable€probability€that€the€undisclosed€evidence€would€change€the€result€of€the€case.€€òòSeeóóÐ pÀ ÐòòYoung€v.€Stateóó,€739€So.2d€553,€557€(Fla.€1999);€òòSee€alsoóó€òòKyles€v.€Whitleyóó,€514€U.S.€419,€434„36,Ð P  Ð115€S.Ct.€1555,€131€L.Ed.2d€490€(1995).€€The€Stateððs€duty€to€disclose€exists€even€if€the€defense€hasÐ 0€ Ðnot€made€a€specific€request€for€the€information.€€òòSeeóó€òòKylesóó,€514€U.S.€at€433„34;€òòSee€alsoóó€òòBagleyóó€473Ð ` ÐU.S.€667€at€680„81.Ð ð@ Ðà  àIn€reviewing€the€materiality€of€an€alleged€òòBradyóó€violation€and€whether€the€third€prong€ofÐ Ð  Ðprejudice€exists,€ð ð[t]he€question€is€not€whether€the€defendant€would€more€likely€than€not€haveÐ °"  Ðreceived€a€different€verdict€with€the€evidence,€but€whether€in€its€absence€he€received€a€fair€trial,Ð $à" Ðunderstood€as€a€trial€resulting€in€a€verdict€worthy€of€confidence.ðð€€òòStrickleróó,€527€U.S.€at€289„90.€Ð p&À!$ ÐThis€prejudice€requirement€involves€a€mixed€question€of€law€and€fact.€€The€Court€must€evaluate€theÐ P( #& Ðnet€effect€of€the€suppressed€evidence€and€determine€ð ðwhether€the€favorable€evidence€couldÐ 0*€%( Ðreasonably€be€taken€to€put€the€whole€case€in€such€a€different€light€as€to€undermine€confidence€in€theÐ ,`'* Ðverdict.ðð€€òòMaharaj€v.€Stateóó,€778€So.2d€944,€953€(Fla.€2000).€€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL’#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔAs€the€Court€must€analyze€the€netÐ ° Ðeffect€of€the€suppressed€evidence€to€see€the€effect€on€the€verdict,€this€Court€will€address€the€prejudiceÐ à Ðprong€of€the€òòBradyóó€criteria€once€it€has€determined€what,€if€any,€of€the€alleged€undisclosed€evidenceÐ pÀ Ðwas€favorable€to€the€Defendant€and€suppressed€by€the€State.€€The€Court€will€then€consider€theÐ P   Ðfavorable€evidence€to€which€the€Defendant€did€not€have€access,€and€determine€whether€thatÐ 0 € Ðcumulative€evidence€shakes€the€confidence€in€the€verdict,€thereby€entitling€relief€to€the€Defendant.€Ð `  ÐòòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Hugginsóó,€788€So.2d€238,€243„44€(Fla.€2001).Ð ð@  ÐÔ#†X<ÔXX XLã##ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔà  àThe€Defendant€claims€that€the€State€withheld€several€documents€containing€exculpatoryÐ Ð  Ðevidence€which€would€have€supported€his€theory€of€defense€at€trial.׃6×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL '#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔThe€record€is€clear€that€at€trialÐ ° Ðand€throughout€the€postconviction€proceedings,€the€theory€of€defense€was€that€Vernon€James€andÐ à Ðtwo€other€unknown€men€were€involved€in€the€murder€of€Mr.€Baker,€and€that€the€Defendant€wasÐ pÀ Ðinnocent.€€Ð P  Ðà  àLaw€enforcement€officers€testified€on€behalf€of€the€State€and€used€their€police€reports€asÐ 0€ Ðreference.€€The€Defendant€claims€that€the€prosecution€violated€òòBradyóó€when€Mr.€Pickard€withheld€theÐ ` Ðfact€that€these€police€reports€were€not€prepared€until€six€months€after€the€night€of€the€homicide.€€Ð ð@ Ðà  àThe€record€reflects€that€Mr.€Pickard€drafted€a€letter€on€April€11,€1984€to€the€Chief€of€theÐ Ð  ÐAuburndale€Police€Department€in€which€he€indicated€that€as€of€that€date,€several€of€the€policeÐ °"  Ðofficers€involved€in€the€investigation,€Ben€Cox,€John€Knapp,€and€Jerry€Richardson,€had€not€yetÐ $à" Ðwritten€or€submitted€police€reports€on€the€homicide€or€any€investigation€related€to€the€homicide.€Ð ° Ð(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€3,€attached).€€However,€this€letter€was€never€provided€to€the€Defendantððs€trialÐ à Ðcounsel.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€18„19).€€The€record€also€contains€police€reports€from€Officers€Cox,Ð pÀ ÐRichardson,€and€Knapp€with€the€listed€dates€of€September€14,€1983,€September€14,€1983Ô#†X<ÔXX XL[(#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ,€andÐ P   ÐSeptember€15,€1983,€respectivelyÔ#†X<ÔXX XLq.#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibits€5,€6,€and€7).€€Although€these€dates€are€withinÐ 0 € Ðdays€of€the€homicide,€Mr.€Pickard€testified€that€he€did€not€have€those€reports€until€after€he€wrote€theÐ `  Ðletter€asking€why€several€officers€had€not€prepared€reports.€€Additionally,€Mr.€Pickard€confirmed€thatÐ ð@  Ðthe€information€contained€in€two€of€the€reports,€Officer€Richardsonððs€and€Officer€Knappððs,€referredÐ Ð  Ðto€investigative€leads€which€were€not€discovered€by€law€enforcement€until€six€months€after€theÐ ° Ðhomicide.׃D×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€18„26).€€Mr.€Alcott€testified€that€had€he€known€that€as€of€AprilÐ à Ð11,€1984€several€police€reports€had€not€been€prepared,€he€would€have€used€that€information€at€trialÐ pÀ Ðfor€impeachment€of€the€police€officers€involved:€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€294„295).€€Ð P  ÐÓÓà0  àð ð...If€youððre€talking€about€the€reports€the€officers€are€using€in€terms€of€memory€about€theÐ 0€ Ðevents€that€they€recorded€itððs€very€critical€to€know€whether€or€not€they€reported€the€events,Ð  p Ðand€reported€them€at€the€time€the€mind€was€fresh€with€the€facts,€or€whether€that€it€was€doneÐ ` Ðsome€months€later€in€a€reconstructive€type€mode.ðð€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€337).Ó 3ÓÔ#†X<ÔXX XLí.#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐP(#(# Ðà  àThus,€the€Defendant€has€shown€that€this€information€constitutes€òòBradyóó€material€as€it€isÐ à0 Ðfavorable€to€him,€since€his€trial€counsel€would€have€used€it€to€impeach€the€officersðð€recollection€ofÐ À! Ðdetail€at€trial.€€Additionally,€the€Defendant€has€shown€that€the€State€knew€and€suppressed,€even€ifÐ  #ð! Ðinadvertently,€from€the€Defendant,€the€fact€that€the€police€officers€had€not€prepared€the€police€reportsÐ €%Ð # ÐcontemporaneouslyÔ#†X<ÔXX XL5#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ€with€their€investigation€since€the€letters€were€not€disclosed€to€the€Defense.€Ð ° ÐÔ#†X<ÔXX XLx7#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔAlthough,€standing€alone,€it€is€not€an€egregious€òòBradyóó€violation,€it€is€nevertheless€a€violation.€€(òòSeeóóÐ à Ðpp.€27,€footnote€no.€8)Ð pÀ Ðà  àThe€Defendant€also€claims€that€the€State€withheld€other€documents€containing€exculpatoryÐ P   Ðevidence.€€First,€the€Defendant€contends€that€Assistant€State€Attorney€Pickard€failed€to€disclose€toÐ 0 € Ðthe€Defendantððs€trial€counsel€a€statement€made€by€Vernon€James€to€Arthur€Meeks,€an€investigatorÐ `  Ðfor€the€Office€of€the€State€Attorney.€€On€September€4,€1984€Mr.€Pickard€wrote€a€note€requesting€thatÐ ð@  Ðhis€investigator,€Mr.€Meeks,€go€to€the€jail€to€interview€Vernon€James.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€36,€attached).€Ð Ð  ÐMr.€Meeks€interviewed€Mr.€James€and€Mr.€Pickard€wrote€notes€detailing€the€information€Mr.€MeeksÐ ° Ðreceived€from€Mr.€James:Ð à ÐÓÓà  àà ` àà ¸ àTold€Arthur€about€a€murder€in€prisonÐ pÀ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àthat€2€others€did€+€he€just€there.€€Ð `° Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àSaid€he€there€to€help€settle€argument.€€WouldnððtÐ P  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àtell€who€did€it€unless€help€him.€€Said€he€left€prior€to€murder.Ð @ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àSaid€went€to€Delððs€with€2€homos€ð!ðÐ 0€ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àWaited€outside€when€they€killed€Del.Ð  p Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àWouldnððt€tell€who€did€it.Ð ` Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àWent€there€to€settle€argument€with€homos€+€Del.Ð P Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àV.J.€inside€at€1òòstóó€ð!ð€departed€prior.€Ð ð@ ÐÌÓö;Ó(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€37,€attached).€€€The€State€then€listed€Mr.€Meeks€as€a€potential€rebuttal€witness.€€Ð Ð  Ðà  àThe€State€maintains€that€it€listed€Mr.€Meeks€as€a€potential€rebuttal€witness€to€Vernon€JamesððÐ °"  Ðexpected€trial€testimony,€and€thus€trial€counsel€had€the€opportunity€to€depose€Mr.€Meeks€to€learnÐ $à" Ðwhat€he€knew€about€the€case.€€However,€Roger€Alcott€testified€that€when€he€received€the€amendedÐ p&À!$ Ðdiscovery€notice€listing€Mr.€Meeks€as€a€potential€rebuttal€witness,€he€telephoned€Mr.€Pickard€to€askÐ P( #& Ðwhat€Mr.€Meeks€would€say.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL8#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔMr.€Alcott€testified€that€he€could€tell€from€his€handwritten€notes€thatÐ 0*€%( ÐMr.€Pickard€had€told€him€the€following:€that€Vernon€James€had€told€Mr.€Meeks€back€in€NovemberÐ ,`'* Ðof€ðð83€that€if€they€would€get€him€out€of€jail,€he€would€help€them€solve€the€crime,€but€that€he€didnððtÐ ° Ðknow€who€did€it.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€44;€òòSee€alsoóó,€EH€transcript,€pp.€285„287,€attached).€€Mr.€AlcottÐ à Ðtestified€that€he€€had€no€knowledge€that€Mr.€Pickard€had€asked€his€investigator,€Mr.€Meeks,€to€goÐ pÀ Ðto€the€jail€and€re„interview€Vernon€James.€€Mr.€Alcott€also€stated€he€had€no€knowledge€of€Mr.Ð P   ÐPickardððs€handwritten€note€which€indicated€that€Mr.€Meeks€had€spoken€with€Vernon€James€and€thatÐ 0 € ÐMr.€James€admitted€that€he€was€at€Mr.€Delððs€at€the€time€of€the€homicide.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibits€36,€37;Ð `  ÐòòSee€alsoóó,€EH€transcript,€pp.€287„288).€€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL>B#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ€Mr.€Alcott€stated€that€had€he€known€this,€he€would€haveÐ ð@  Ðcalled€Mr.€Meeks€as€a€witness€to€show€that€Vernon€Jamesðð€account€of€events€to€Mr.€Meeks€wasÐ Ð  Ðconsistent€with€what€Mr.€James€had€told€Mr.€Alcott.€€Mr.€Alcott€stressed€the€importance€of€havingÐ ° ÐMr.€Meeks,€a€state€attorney€investigator,€testify€as€to€what€Vernon€James€had€revealed,€as€hisÐ à Ðtestimony€would€carry€much€more€credibility€than€that€of€Mr.€Jamesðð€cellmate,€Roger€Mims.€€In€fact,Ð pÀ Ðwhen€Roger€Mims€testified€at€trial€as€to€what€Mr.€James€had€said€regarding€the€homicide,€hisÐ P  Ðcredibility€was€attacked€and€his€motive€for€waiting€to€come€forward€until€just€before€the€trial€wasÐ 0€ ÐÔ#†X<ÔXX XL_F#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔquestioned.€€(òòSeeóó€trial€transcript,€pp.€584„592,€as€marked€for€appeal€purposes;€òòSee€alsoóó,€EHÐ ` Ðtranscript,€pp.€290,€attached).€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL®I#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ð@ Ðà  àMr.€Jamesðð€statements€during€the€subsequent€interview€by€Mr.€Meeks€clearly€containÐ Ð  Ðinformation€favorable€to€the€Defendant.€€€The€State€claims€that€this€information€does€not€qualify€asÐ °"  Ðexculpatory€evidence,€since€it€does€not€exclude€the€Defendant€as€a€perpetrator.€€However,€even€if€theÐ $à" Ðinformation€does€not€eliminate€the€Defendant€as€a€possible€perpetrator,€it€certainly€is€favorable€toÐ p&À!$ Ðthe€Defendant€to€the€extent€that€it€is€impeachment€evidence€of€the€two€key€State€witnesses.€€VernonÐ P( #& ÐJamesðð€statements€to€Mr.€Meeks€clearly€conflict€with€the€trial€testimony€of€John€Berrien€and€DavidÐ 0*€%( ÐLuna€Falcon.€€òòSeeóó€òòHugginsóó€at€242„43.€€Additionally,€Mr.€Alcott€testified€that€he€believed€VernonÐ ,`'* ÐJamesðð€statements€to€Mr.€Meeks€were€exculpatory€and€that€if€he€had€known€at€the€time€that€ArthurÐ ° ÐMeeks€had€interviewed€Vernon€James€a€second€time,€he€may€have€wanted€to€depose€Mr.€Meeks€toÐ à Ðlearn€the€details€of€that€interview.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€331„333,€attached).€€The€Defendant€has,Ð pÀ Ðtherefore,€shown€that€this€evidence€has€met€the€first€criteria€in€òòBradyóó,€that€the€evidence€is€favorableÐ P   Ðto€the€Defendant.€€Furthermore,€since€Mr.€Pickard€testified€that€he€did€not€disclose€this€informationÐ 0 € Ðto€the€Defendantððs€trial€counsel,€and€Mr.€Alcott€testified€that€he€did€not€receive€this€information€fromÐ `  Ðthe€StateÔ#†X<ÔXX XLŽJ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ,€the€Defendant€has€shown€that€this€evidence€has€also€met€the€second€criteria€in€òòBradyóó,€thatÐ ð@  Ðthe€evidence€was€suppressed€by€the€State,€either€willfully€or€inadvertently.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL'Q#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.Ð Ð  Ð98„103;€286„288Ô#†X<ÔXX XLR#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ;€288„291,€attached).Ô#†X<ÔXX XLS#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ° Ðà  àThe€Defendant€further€contends€that€the€State€willfully€withheld€two€documents€from€his€trialÐ à Ðcounsel€relating€to€the€incident€with€the€Reagan€family,€which€allegedly€involved€a€key€StateÐ pÀ Ðwitness,€David€Luna€Falcon.€€The€record€reflects€that€on€May€29,€1984,€shortly€after€the€incident,Ð P  Ða€uniformed€officer€prepared€the€original€report€which€lists€Detective€Gary€Glisson€as€the€assignedÐ 0€ Ðlead€detective.€€The€report€states€that€on€May€29,€1984,€Mrs.€Reagan€answered€the€front€door€of€herÐ ` Ðhome€when€she€heard€someone€knock€and€say€ð ðpolice.ðð€€Two€men,€one€Puerto€Rican€and€one€white,Ð ð@ Ðð ðslungðð€her€and€her€son€around€and€kicked€in€the€bedroom€door.€€Mr.€Reagan€stated€that€he€came€outÐ Ð  Ðof€the€bathtub€when€he€heard€his€wife€screaming,€and€he€saw€the€Puerto€Rican€man€pointing€a€gunÐ °"  Ðat€him.€€The€two€men€then€left€the€home€and€fired€shots€at€Mr.€Reaganððs€vehicle€outside.€€Mr.Ð $à" ÐReagan€identified€the€Puerto€Rican€male€as€David€Falcon.€€In€a€follow„up€report,€Detective€GlissonÐ p&À!$ Ðstates€that€the€incident€was€drug€related.€€He€also€states€that€despite€identifying€one€of€theÐ ° Ðperpetrators€as€David€Luna€Falcon,€the€victims€wanted€to€sign€a€waiver€of€prosecution.€€(òòSeeóó€EHÐ à Ðexhibit€29,€attached)Ô#†X<ÔXX XL[S#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.€€At€trial,€Mr.€Alcott€attempted€to€impeach€David€Luna€Falcon€with€thisÐ pÀ Ðinformation,€but€Mr.€Falcon€maintained€his€innocence€in€connection€with€the€Reagan€incident.€€(òòSeeóóÐ P   Ðtrial€transcript,€pp.€457„458,€as€marked€for€appeal€purposes;€òòSee€alsoóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€66,€attached).Ð 0 € Ðà  àThe€Defendant€claims€that€the€State€had€additional€documentation,€which€would€have€furtherÐ `  Ðundermined€Mr.€Falconððs€credibility€regarding€the€Reagan€incident.€€That€evidence€included€theÐ ð@  Ðfollowing:€1)€€a€handwritten€report€directed€to€Mr.€Pickard€regarding€details€of€the€Reagan€homeÐ Ð  Ðinvasion€obtained€in€an€interview€with€Mr.€Reagan;€and€2)€a€letter€drafted€from€Mr.€Pickard€toÐ ° ÐDetective€Gary€Glisson€of€the€Auburndale€Police€Department€regarding€Mr.€Falconððs€involvementÐ à Ðin€the€Reagan€incident.€€Ð pÀ Ðà  àThe€body€of€the€handwritten€report€directed€to€Mr.€Pickard€is€dated€May€1984€and€containsÐ P  Ðdetails€from€Mr.€Reagan€about€the€incident.€€A€note€to€Mr.€Pickard€in€the€corner€of€the€report€is€datedÐ 0€ ÐJune€8,€1984€and€states€that€Mr.€Pickard€should€be€made€aware€of€the€report€and€advise€accordingly.Ð ` ÐAlthough€the€report€is€not€signed€and€there€is€no€proof€that€it€was€prepared€by€someone€in€lawÐ ð@ Ðenforcement,€there€is€no€reason€to€believe€that€anyone€other€than€a€law€enforcement€officer€orÐ Ð  Ðsomeone€otherwise€connected€with€law€enforcement€or€the€Office€of€the€State€Attorney€prepared€theÐ °"  Ðreport.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€30;€òòSee€alsoóó,€EH€transcript,€pp.€71,€attached).€€The€handwritten€reportÐ $à" Ðindicates€that€Mrs.€Reagan€signed€a€waiver€of€prosecution€after€Detective€Gary€Glisson€told€her:€Ð p&À!$ Ðð ðThe€more€I€look€at€this€the€more€charges€I€could€bring€against€your€husbandðð„ð ðIf€I€lock€up€FalconÐ P( #& Ðheððll€just€bond€out€and€he€may€come€back€[and]€get€youðð„€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€30,€attached).€€€The€reportÐ 0*€%( Ðalso€indicates€that€Detective€Glisson€reminded€Mrs.€Reagan€that€David€Luna€Falcon€may€beÐ ,`'* Ðdangerous€and€that€she€should€be€afraid.€€Although€the€handwritten€report€indicates€that€DetectiveÐ ° ÐGlisson€either€threatened€or€otherwise€induced€Mrs.€Reagan€to€drop€the€charges€against€DavidÐ à ÐFalcon,€Detective€Glisson€denied€these€accusations.€€(òòSeeóó€trial€transcript,€pp.€538„541,€as€marked€forÐ pÀ Ðappeal€purposes;€òòSee€alsoóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€70„71,€attached).€€Mr.€Pickard€testified€that€he€did€notÐ P   Ðprovide€Mr.€Alcott€with€copies€of€the€handwritten€report,€but€claims€that€Mr.€Alcott€was€well€awareÐ 0 € Ðof€its€contents.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€73,€attached).Ð `  Ðà  àThe€letter€drafted€by€Mr.€Pickard€to€Detective€Glisson€states€in€relevant€part,€ð ðI€was€contactedÐ ð@  Ðtoday€by€Tom€Roper€who€advised€me€that€we€have€a€problem€with€our€source€on€the€Del€Baker€case.€Ð Ð  ÐIt€seems€Mr.€Falcon€got€himself€into€some€trouble€with€a€firearm€while€supposedly€workingÐ ° Ðundercover€for€you€making€drug€buys.€€Agent€Roper€and€myself€have€discussed€the€situation€and€weÐ à Ðare€both€in€agreement€that€until€the€Baker€case€is€concluded€in€Court,€Falcon€should€not€be€workedÐ pÀ Ðon€the€street€to€make€narcotic€purchases.ðð€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€31,€attached).€€Mr.€Pickard€testified€thatÐ P  Ðhe€did€not€provide€Mr.€Alcott€with€a€copy€of€the€letter€either,€but€claims€that€Mr.€Alcott€was€awareÐ 0€ Ðof€its€contents€as€well.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€73,€attached).à È àà  àÔ#†X<ÔXX XL`Y#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ` Ðà  à€€Mr.€Alcott,€however,€testified€that€he€was€not€informed€of€the€substance€of€these€twoÐ ð@ Ðdocuments.€€He€stated€that€he€would€have€liked€to€have€had€this€information€for€its€impeachmentÐ Ð  Ðvalue.€€Mr.€Alcott€stated€that€had€he€access€to€the€information,€he€would€have€argued€that€the€StateÐ °"  Ðfailed€to€thoroughly€investigate€the€Reagan€home€invasion€incident€because€it€led€to€Mr.€Falcon,€whoÐ $à" Ðwas€a€critical€witness€in€their€case€against€the€Defendant.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€306,€attached).€Ð p&À!$ ÐThese€documents€would€have€offered€the€Defense€another€opportunity€to€attack€Mr.€FalconððsÐ P( #& Ðcredibility.€Mr.€Falconððs€credibility€in€general,€as€well€as€his€credibility€with€regard€to€the€allegedÐ 0*€%( Ðshooting€incident,€was€a€critical€issue€at€trial€and€was€addressed€by€counsel€in€closing€arguments.€Ð ,`'* ÐÔ_ÔWith€no€physical€evidence€implicating€the€Defendant€in€the€murder,€the€credibility€of€David€LunaÐ ° ÐFalcon€was€crucial.€€(òòSeeóó€trial€transcripts,€pp.€700„706,€714,€716„718,€724,€as€marked€for€appealÐ à Ðpurposes,€attachedÔ#†X<ÔXX XLi#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ).ò ò€ó ó€€As€such,€the€Court€finds€that€prong€one€of€òòBradyóó€has€been€satisfied.Ð pÀ Ðà  àTÔ#†X<ÔXX XLAn#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔhe€State€concedes€that€these€documents€were€not€provided€to€the€Defendantððs€trial€counsel.€Ð P   ÐAlthough€the€State€claims€that€Mr.€Alcott€was€aware€of€the€substance€of€these€documents,€Mr.€AlcottÐ 0 € Ðtestified€otherwise.€€He€said€that€he€would€have€used€the€information€had€he€received€it.€€Thus,€theÐ `  ÐCourt€finds€that€prong€two€of€òòBradyóó€has€also€been€satisfied.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLún#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ð@  Ðà  àLastly,€the€Defendant€claims€that€the€State€improperly€withheld€sworn€witness€statementsÐ Ð  Ðobtained€through€ex€parte€investigative€interviews,€which€could€have€been€used€to€impeach€thoseÐ ° Ðwitnesses€during€depositions€and€at€trial.€€These€sworn€statements€include€notes€from€interviews€ofÐ à Ðboth€key€State€witnesses,€David€Luna€Falcon€and€John€Berrien,€and€others.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibits€13,€27,Ð pÀ Ðattached).€€Ð P  Ðà  àAfter€the€indictment€was€returned,€the€State€issued€numerous€investigative€subpoenas€withÐ 0€ Ðthe€caption€ð ðòòState€of€Florida€vs.€John€Doeóó.ðð€€Mr.€Pickard€and€Mr.€Alcott€both€confirmed€that€this€wasÐ ` Ðstandard€practice€for€the€State€in€the€1980's€in€Polk€County.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€48,€296,Ð ð@ Ðattached).€€The€witnesses€appeared€at€the€Office€of€the€State€Attorney€pursuant€to€subpoena.€Mr.Ð Ð  ÐPickard€administered€an€oath€to€the€witnesses€and€then€made€handwritten€notes€as€to€their€swornÐ °"  Ðstatements.€€Mr.€Pickard€did€not€notify€defense€counsel€of€the€interviews€and€no€one€was€presentÐ $à" Ðother€than€Mr.€Pickard€and€the€witness€during€the€interviews.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€35„65,Ð p&À!$ Ðattached).€€Mr.€Pickard€did€not€provide€these€handwritten€notes€to€Mr.€Alcott€because€he€said€thatÐ P( #& Ðthey€were€taken€for€investigative€purposes.€€Mr.€Alcott€said€that€although€it€would€have€been€niceÐ 0*€%( Ðto€have€them,€he€did€not€expect€Mr.€Pickard€to€disclose€his€handwritten€notes€concerning€hisÐ ,`'* Ðinterviews€with€these€witnesses.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€328,€attached).€€Mr.€Alcott€stated,€however,Ð ° Ðthat€had€these€notes€been€provided€to€him,€he€would€have€compared€them€against€the€depositionÐ à Ðtestimony€and€the€trial€testimony€of€witnesses€to€see€if€there€were€any€inconsistencies€to€discreditÐ pÀ Ðthe€witnesses.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€297,€attached).Ð P   Ðà  àFlorida€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€3.220€(1983)€governed€the€discovery€obligations€of€bothÐ 0 € Ðthe€prosecution€and€defense€and€provides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:Ð `  ÐÒ°ÒÒ°Òò òÓÓ(a)€Prosecutorððs€Obligation.ó óà€Ð Ð FÐ àˆÐ ð@  Ðà0 ` à(1)€After€the€filing€of€the€indictment€or€information,€within€fifteen€days€afterÐ à0  Ðwritten€demand€by€the€defendant,€the€prosecutor€shall€disclose€to€defenseÐ Ð  Ðcounsel€and€permit€him€to€inspect,€copy,€test€and€photograph,€the€followingÐ À Ðinformation€and€material€within€the€Stateððs€possession€or€control:а` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà0 ` àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð à(i)€The€names€and€addresses€of€all€persons€known€to€the€prosecutorÐ à Ðto€have€information€which€may€be€relevant€to€the€offense€charged,Ð €Ð Ðand€to€any€defense€with€respect€thereto.ÐpÀ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà0 ` àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð à(ii)€The€statement€of€any€person€whose€name€is€furnished€inÐ P  Ðcompliance€with€the€preceding€paragraph.€€The€term€ð ðstatementðð€asÐ @ Ðused€herein€means€a€written€statement€made€by€said€person€andÐ 0€ Ðsigned€or€otherwise€adopted€or€approved€by€him,€or€a€stenographic,Ð  p Ðmechanical,€electrical,€or€other€recording,€or€a€transcript€thereof,€orÐ ` Ðwhich€is€a€substantially€verbatim€recital€of€an€oral€statement€made€byÐ P Ðsaid€person€to€an€officer€or€agent€of€the€State€and€recordedÐ ð@ Ðcontemporaneously€with€the€making€of€such€oral€statement...Ðà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*Ð À! ÐÌà0 ` àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð à(vii)€Whether€the€State€has€any€material€or€information€which€hasÐ  #ð! Ðbeen€provided€by€a€confidential€informant.à È àÐ$à"¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*à  àà x àÐ p&À!$ Ðà ` àÌà0 ` à(2)€As€soon€as€practicable€after€the€filing€of€the€indictment€or€information€theÐ P( #& Ðprosecutor€shall€disclose€to€the€defense€counsel€any€material€informationÐ @)$' Ðwithin€the€Stateððs€possession€or€control€which€tends€to€negate€the€guilt€of€theÐ 0*€%( Ðaccused€as€to€the€offense€charged.à  àà p àÐ +p&)` Ð ` Ð  ÐÐ ,`'* Ðò ò(c)€Matters€Not€Subject€to€Disclosure.ó óÐ ° ÐÌà0 ` à(1)€òòWork€Productóó.€€Disclosure€shall€not€be€required€of€legal€research€or€ofÐ à Ðrecords,€correspondence,€reports€or€memoranda,€to€the€extent€that€theyÐ €Ð Ðcontain€the€opinions,€theories,€or€conclusions€of€the€prosecuting€or€defenseÐ pÀ Ðattorney,€or€members€of€his€legal€staff.€€Ð` °` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*Ð @  Ðò òó óÔ#†X<ÔXX XLâp#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÒ°ÒFla.R.Crim.P.€3.220€(1983).׃J×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×à€Ð Ð FÐ àˆÐ 0 € ÐÒ°ÒÌÓ|zÓà  àMr.€Pickard€claims€that€he€committed€no€discovery€violation.€€He€maintains€that€hisÐ `  Ðhandwritten€notes€of€the€witnessesðð€interviews€do€not€constitute€ð ðstatementsðð€within€the€meaning€ofÐ ð@  Ðthe€discovery€rules,€because€the€witnesses€were€being€interviewed€for€investigative€purposes.€€€€(òòSeeóóÐ Ð  ÐEH€transcript,€pp.€35„36,€attached).€€However,€whether€or€not€the€prosecutorððs€notes€are€ð ðstatementsððÐ ° Ðunder€the€discovery€rules€is€not€dispositive.€€€As€designated€by€Rule€3.220(a)(2)(1983),€theÐ à Ðprosecution€has€a€continuing€obligation€to€provide€the€Defense€with€material€information€within€theÐ pÀ ÐStateððs€possession€or€control€which€tends€to€negate€the€guilt€of€the€accused€as€to€the€offense€charged.€Ð P  ÐAs€the€prosecution€has€the€responsibility€to€determine€whether€the€undisclosed€evidence€isÐ 0€ Ðexculpatory,€it€would€be€a€violation€of€the€discovery€rules€if€the€State€possessed€such€informationÐ ` Ðand€failed€to€provide€it€to€the€Defendant.€€òòSeeóó€òòYoungóó€at€557.€€Moreover,€regardless€of€whether€aÐ ð@ Ðdiscovery€violation€occurred€or€whether€any€information€is€exempt€from€disclosure€under€the€rulesÐ Ð  Ðof€discovery,€a€prosecutorððs€obligation€to€disclose€exculpatory€evidence€nonetheless€exists€underÐ °"  ÐòòBradyóó.€€òòSeeóó€òòJohnson€v.€Stateóó,€713€So.2d€985,€986„987€(Fla.€1998).€Ð $à" Ðà  àDavid€Luna€Falcon€was€listed€on€the€Stateððs€Notice€of€Discovery€as€an€individual€withÐ p&À!$ Ðmaterial€information€about€this€case.€€(òòSeeóó€Responses€to€Request€for€Discovery,€attached).€€€Mr.Ð P( #& ÐFalcon€testified€at€trial€that€one€night€in€January€of€1984,€Mr.€Melendez€and€he€were€drinking€andÐ ° Ðusing€drugs€at€a€night€club,€and€that€Mr.€Melendez€confessed€that€he€had€killed€Del€Baker.€€(òòSeeóó€trialÐ à Ðtranscript,€pp.€437„457,€as€marked€for€appeal€purposes,€attached):Ð pÀ ÐÓ€ ;(ÞŒ0xT5789:uvwxÓØ! !ØÒ4°ÒÝ"‚53£"ÝÝ  ÝÒ°ÒÝ‚53£(ÝÔ2ÞŒÔÚ  ÚQÚ  Ú:Ô3  Ôà0 Œ àÝ  ÝDid€he€tell€you€who€he€went€there€with?à€Ð Ð FÐ Œ Ð Œ Ð à݃53£(cÝŒˆÐ P   ÐŒÝ  ÝÓÓà0 Œ àà 4 àA:à Œ àHe€told€me€he€went€there€with€another€black€guy€and€with€a€driver,€withÐ 0 € ÐJohn,€you€know.Ð p Œ Ð Œ Ð  ÐÌÓ7‘ÓQ:à Œ àJohn?Ð P  ÐA:à Œ àYes,€sir.Ð à0  Ðà Œ àà ä à*€€€€à0 < àà0”<Ð <Ð àà0ì”Ð ”Ð à€*€€€à0DìÐ ìÐ àà0œDÐ DÐ àà0ôœÐ œÐ à€€*ÐÀôÐ ôÐ  ÐQ:à Œ àAnd€who€did€he€tell€you€also€went€besides€he€and€John?Ð  ð ÐA:à Œ àIt€was€another€black€guy.Ð €Ð ÐÓÓà Œ àà ä àMr.€Alcott:à0 ” àObjection,€Your€Honor,€to€the€leading€nature€ofÐ `° Ðthe€question.ÐP ”Ð ”Ð  ÐÌà Œ àà ä àThe€Court:€à0 ” àObjection€overruled.€€He€can€answer€the€question.Ð 0€ Ðà ì àà D àÐ ”Ð ”Ð  ÐÌÓ­“ÓQ:à Œ àDid€he€tell€you€the€name€of€the€other€black€guy?Ð P ÐA:à Œ àNo,€no€sir.Ð à0 Ðà Œ àà ä à*€€€à0 < àà0”<Ð <Ð àà0ì”Ð ”Ð à€€*€€€à0DìÐ ìÐ àà0œDÐ DÐ àà0ôœÐ œÐ à€€*ÐÀ!ôÐ ôÐ  ÐQ:à Œ àWhat€did€he€tell€you€happened€after€they€got€over€there?Ð  #ð! ÐÓÓà0 Œ àà 4 àA:à Œ àWell,€they€said€that€„€„€Melendez€and€the€other€black€guy,€they€wentÐ €%Ð # Ðinside€and€then€the€other€black€guy€cut€Mr.€Delððs€throat;€that€Mr.€Del€fallÐ p&À!$ Ð[sic]€on€the€floor€and€then€started€throwing€blood€at€them,€you€know,€likeÐ `'°"% Ðthat€(indicating),€like€that€on€the€floor,€and€doing€„€„ÐP( #&Œ Ð Œ Ð  ÐÌÓª–ÓQ:à Œ àDoing€what?Ð 0*€%( ÐÓÓà0 Œ àà 4 àA:à Œ àThrowing€the€blood.€€When€they€cut€the€throat€of€Mr.€Del,€he€fall€[sic]€onÐ ,`'* Ðthe€floor€bleeding€and€from€the€floor€Mr.€Del€was€picking€up€the€bloodÐ ° Ðand€throwing€it€at€them€like€that€(indicating).РðŒ Ð Œ Ð  ÐÌÓ™˜ÓQ:à Œ àPicking€up€the€blood?Ð €Ð ÐÓÓà0 Œ àà 4 àA:à Œ àYeah,€and€he€said€heððd€give€them€one€million€to€take€him€to€the€hospital,Ð ` ° Ðand€Melendez€say,€ð ðNo,€you€donððt€go€to€the€hospital,€youððll€tell€theÐ P   Ðpolice,ðð€and€he€picked€up€the€gun€and€shot€him€in€the€head.Ð@ Œ Ð Œ Ð  ÐÌÓ(šÓQ:à Œ àWho€shot€him€in€the€head?Ð  p  ÐA:à Œ àMr.€Melendez.Ð P  ÐQ:à Œ àAfter€Mr.€Baker€had€asked€him€to€take€him€to€the€hospital?Ð à0  ÐA:à Œ àYeah.Ð À ÐÒ°4ÒÒ°Ò(òòSeeóó€trial€transcript,€pp.€441„44Ô#†X<ÔXX XL+†#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ4,€as€marked€for€appeal€purposes,€attached)Ô#†X<ÔXX XLîœ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐ  ð Ðà  àAs€shown€in€€his€above€testimony€at€trial€on€September€18,€1984,€Mr.€Falcon€referred€to€oneÐ €Ð Ðof€the€perpetrators€as€ð ðthe€other€black€guyðð€and€stated€that€he€did€not€know€the€identity€of€that€man.€Ð `° ÐHowever,€in€Mr.€Pickardððs€notes€from€Mr.€Falconððs€investigative€interview€five€months€earlier€onÐ @ ÐMay€4,€1984,€Mr.€Falcon€gave€a€sworn€statement€under€oath€that€John€Berrien€drove€Mr.€MelendezÐ  p Ðand€George€Berrien€to€Mr.€Delððs€on€the€day€of€the€murder.€€The€prosecutorððs€notes€reflect€that€Mr.Ð P ÐFalcon€stated€that€George€cut€Mr.€Delððs€throat,€Mr.€Melendez€shot€Mr.€Del€in€the€head,€and€GeorgeÐ à0 Ðtook€Mr.€Delððs€jewelry,€which€he€later€took€to€Delaware.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€27,€attached).€€€Thus,€Mr.Ð À! ÐPickardððs€notes€from€David€Luna€Falconððs€sworn€statements€clearly€reveal€the€identity€of€ð ðthe€otherÐ  #ð! Ðblack€guy,ðð€which€Mr.€Falcon€claimed€he€did€not€know€when€he€testified€at€trial.€€This€informationÐ €%Ð # Ðcertainly€contradicts€Mr.€Falconððs€testimony.€€€Ð `'°"% Ðà  àAdditionally,€Mr.€Pickardððs€notes€from€David€Luna€Falconððs€sworn€statements€on€May€4,Ð @)$' Ð1984€contain€no€mention€of€the€Defendantððs€refusing€to€take€Mr.€Del€to€the€hospital€for€fear€he€mayÐ  +p&) Ðgo€to€the€police€or€that€Mr.€Del€was€throwing€blood€at€them.€€Rather,€the€notes€indicate€that€theÐ ° ÐDefendant€told€Mr.€Falcon€that€Mr.€Del€was€spitting€blood€and€offered€them€one€million€dollars€toÐ à Ðtake€him€to€the€hospital.€€(òòSeeóó€trial€transcript,€pp.€401€as€marked€for€appeal€purposes;€òòSee€alsoóó€EHÐ pÀ Ðexhibit€27,€attached).€€Although€these€may€seem€to€be€small€details€not€included€in€Mr.€FalconððsÐ P   Ðstatement€to€Mr.€Pickard,€they€are€significant.€€The€sentencing€order€from€the€Defendantððs€trialÐ 0 € Ðdemonstrates€that€the€Court€relied€on€this€portion€of€Mr.€Falconððs€trial€testimony€to€establish€two€Ð `  Ðaggravating€factors:Ð ð@  ÐÓÓà0  à€€à0` (#(#àð ðThe€crime€for€which€the€defendant€is€to€be€sentenced€was€especially€wicked,€evil,Ð Ð  Ðatrocious€or€cruel€as€shown€by€a€portion€of€the€trial€testimony€of€David€Luna€FalconÐ À Ðattached€as€Exhibit€B.а` (#` (# ÐÌà0  à€€à0` (#(#àThe€crime€for€which€the€defendant€is€to€be€sentenced€was€committed€in€a€cold,Ð à Ðcalculated€and€premeditated€manner€without€any€pretense€of€moral€or€legalÐ €Ð Ðjustification€as€shown€by€a€portion€of€the€trial€testimony€of€David€Luna€FalconÐ pÀ Ðattached€as€Exhibit€B."׃I×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð`°` (#` (# ÐÌò òó óÓ3¦Ó(òòSeeóó€Finding€in€Support€of€Death€Penalty€with€Exhibit€B,€attached).Ð @ Ðà  àMr.€Pickardððs€notes€from€Mr.€Falconððs€interview€contain€numerous€additional€differencesÐ  p Ðand€deletions€from€Mr.€Falconððs€trial€testimony:Ð P ÐÓÓ1)à  àòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0  àAt€a€night€club,€Mr.€Falcon€told€Mr.€Melendez€that€he€was€an€outlawÐ à0 Ðfrom€Puerto€Rico,€an€escaped€fugitive€from€justice,€and€that€he€wasÐ Ð  Ðwanted€for€murder.€€There€is€no€mention€of€showing€the€DefendantÐ À! Ðan€arrest€warrant.à0(#(#àа" (#(# ÐÌà  àòòsworn€statementóóÔ#†X<ÔXX XL[#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔò òó ó:à0  àMr.€Falcon€stated€that€at€the€night€club€he€showed€Mr.€Melendez€aÐ $à" Ðwarrant€for€Mr.€Falconððs€arrest€for€murder.€€Mr.€Falcon€also€said€thatÐ €%Ð # Ðhe€had€shown€the€warrant€to€the€Defendant€when€he€met€him€for€theÐ p&À!$ Ðfirst€time€at€the€house.Ð`'°"%(#(# ÐÐ P( #& Ð2)à  àòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0  àAfter€Mr.€Del€was€killed,€the€other€black€guy€(George€Berrien)€wasÐ ° Ðpicking€up€the€traces€of€any€kind€of€fingerprints€before€he€and€Mr.Ð  ð ÐMelendez€left€Mr.€Delððs.Ðà(#(# ÐÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àThere€is€no€mention€of€covering€up€or€removing€fingerprints.ÐpÀ(#(# ÐÌ3)à  àòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0  àMr.€Falcon€stated€that€Mr.€Melendez€described€the€type€of€car€theyÐ P   Ðwere€in€the€night€of€the€murder,€that€it€was€Johnððs€car,€a€Dodge,€withÐ @  Ðthree€colors.Ð0 €(#(# ÐÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àMr.€Falcon€stated€that€the€Defendant€did€not€describe€the€car,€but€thatÐ `  ÐMr.€Falcon€found€out€through€his€own€investigation.ÐP (#(# ÐÌ4)à  àòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0  àMr.€Falcon€tried€to€help€the€police€catch€Mr.€Melendez€by€taking€lawÐ à0  Ðenforcement€officer€Tom€Roper€to€the€Flamingo€night€club.ÐÐ (#(# ÐÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àThere€is€no€mention€of€helping€police€capture€Mr.€Melendez€or€takingÐ ° ÐMr.€Roper€to€the€Flamingo.€€Mr.€Falconððs€statement€only€indicatesÐ  ð Ðthat€once€Mr.€Falcon€discovered€the€vehicle€was€Johnððs,€he€pointedÐ à Ðthe€car€out€to€the€police.ЀÐ(#(# ÐÌ5)à  àòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0  àMr.€Falcon€said€Mr.€Melendez€told€him€the€type€of€gun€he€used€wasÐ `° Ða€.38.ÐP (#(# ÐÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àThere€is€no€mention€of€the€type€of€gun;€only€that€the€Defendant€didÐ 0€ Ðnot€tell€Mr.€Falcon€what€happened€to€the€gun.à x àÐ p(#(# ÐÌ6)à  àòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0  àMr.€Falcon€told€the€police€that€Mr.€Melendez€used€a€pillow€or€aÐ P Ðcushion€to€muffle€the€sound€of€the€gun.Ðð@(#(# ÐÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àThere€is€no€mention€of€this€in€the€statement.ÐÐ (#(# ÐÌ7)à  àòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0  àThere€is€no€mention€of€Mr.€Delððs€clothing.а" (#(# ÐÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àMr.€Falcon€stated€that€Mr.€Melendez€said€that€they€took€Mr.€DelððsÐ $à" Ðclothes€the€night€of€the€murder.Ѐ%Ð #(#(# ÐÌ(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€27;€òòSee€alsoóó€trial€transcript,€pp.€434„464,€as€marked€for€appeal€purposes,€attached).€Ð `'°"% ÐÌÌÓªÓà  àThe€Court€recognizes€that€at€the€time€he€took€Mr.€Falconððs€sworn€statement€on€May€4,€1984,Ð 0*€%( ÐMr.€Pickard€could€not€foresee€that€Mr.€Falconððs€trial€testimony€would€be€different€from€his€swornÐ ,`'* Ðstatement.€€However,€it€was€Mr.€Pickardððs€duty€to€determine€whether€his€handwritten€notes€from€thisÐ ° Ðinterview€might€contain€any€potentially€exculpatory€informationÔ#†X<ÔXX XLR¬#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.€€€Mr.€Pickard€should€have€expectedÐ à Ðthat€a€key€State€witnessðð€sworn€statement€taken€before€trial€would€likely€provide€defense€counselÐ pÀ Ðwith€impeachment€opportunities€at€trial.€€Furthermore,€Mr.€Alcott€testified€that€he€would€have€likedÐ P   Ðto€have€had€Mr.€Pickardððs€notes€of€Mr.€Falconððs€statement€under€oath€so€that€he€could€point€toÐ 0 € Ðinconsistencies€between€the€notes€and€the€trial€testimony.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€302„303,€attached).Ð `  Ðà  àThus,€the€Court€finds€that€the€prosecutorððs€notes€from€David€Luna€Falconððs€interview€withÐ ð@  ÐMr.€Pickard€constitute€òòBradyóó€material.€€The€notes€clearly€contain€exculpatory€evidence€and€were€notÐ Ð  Ðprovided€to€Mr.€Alcott.€€Defense€counsel€was€able€to€attack€Mr.€Falconððs€credibility€regarding€hisÐ ° Ðcriminal€history,€drug€use,€and€involvement€with€law€enforcement€as€a€paid€informant.€€Without€theÐ à Ðassistant€state€attorneyððs€notes,€however,€defense€counsel€was€unable€to€further€attack€Mr.€FalconððsÐ pÀ Ðcredibility€on€two€important€issues,€the€Reagan€incident€and€the€alleged€confession€the€DefendantÐ P  Ðmade€to€Mr.€Falcon.€€Furthermore,€Mr.€Falconððs€aforementioned€trial€testimony€led€the€trial€courtÐ 0€ Ðto€conclude€that€the€murder€was€committed€in€a€wicked,€evil,€atrocious€or€cruel€mannerÔ#†X<ÔXX XLKº#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ€and€that€itÐ ` Ðwas€cold,€calculated€and€premeditatedÔ#†X<ÔXX XLfÀ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.€€Ð ð@ ÐÔ#†X<ÔXX XLîÀ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔà  àJohn€Berrien€was€also€listed€on€the€Stateððs€Notice€of€Discovery€and€subpoenaed€by€Mr.Ð Ð  ÐPickard€for€an€investigative€interview.€€(òòSeeóó€Responses€to€Request€for€Discovery;€òòSee€alsoóó€EHÐ °"  Ðtranscript,€pp.€36„37,€attached).€€John€Berrien€was€the€other€key€State€witness€who€testified€againstÐ $à" Ðthe€Defendant€at€trial€and€also€implicated€his€cousin,€George€Berrien.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLHÁ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ€€The€record€reflects€that€Mr.Ð p&À!$ ÐPickard€took€John€Berrienððs€sworn€statement€on€June€12,€1984.€€As€with€Mr.€Falconððs€investigativeÐ P( #& Ðinterview,€no€one€else€was€in€the€room,€and€Mr.€Alcott€was€not€noticed.€€Mr.€Pickard€did€not€discloseÐ 0*€%( Ðhis€four€pages€of€handwritten€notes€to€Mr.€Alcott.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€37„38,€attached).Ô#†X<ÔXX XLAÃ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐ ,`'* Ðà  àJohn€Berrien€testified€at€trial€that€the€Defendant€asked€him€for€a€ride€to€Mr.€Delððs€to€get€hisÐ ° Ðhair€done€and€to€pick€up€some€money.€€He€stated€that€he€drove€his€cousin€George€and€the€DefendantÐ à Ðto€Auburndale€and€dropped€them€off€on€the€side€of€the€road€close€to€Mr.€Delððs€salon.€€The€DefendantÐ pÀ Ðhad€a€towel€around€his€neck.€€He€testified€that€he€then€got€gas,€went€to€visit€a€friend,€and€went€toÐ P   ÐFood€World€before€retrieving€George€and€the€Defendant€outside€of€Mr.€Delððs,€in€response€to€theÐ 0 € ÐDefendantððs€calling€to€him€from€outside€Mr.€Delððs.€€John€Berrien€stated€that€when€the€Defendant€gotÐ `  Ðinto€the€car,€he€had€the€towel€with€him€and€was€holding€the€two€ends€together.€€He€said€that€GeorgeÐ ð@  Ðand€Mr.€Melendez€were€not€excited€or€scared€when€they€got€back€in€the€car,€and€they€were€notÐ Ð  Ðbloody.€€He€testified€that€while€he€drove€back€to€Lakeland,€George€and€the€Defendant€were€speakingÐ ° Ðto€each€other€in€Spanish€and€that€he€could€not€understand€what€they€were€saying.€€(òòSeeóó€trialÐ à Ðtranscript,€pp.€300„336,€as€marked€for€appellate€purposes,€attached).Ð pÀ Ðà  àJohn€Berrien€further€testified€that€the€next€time€he€saw€George€and€the€Defendant,€he€pickedÐ P  Ðthem€up€to€take€them€to€the€Amtrak€train€station€in€Lakeland.€€He€stated€that€George€had€asked€himÐ 0€ Ðfor€a€ride€because€he€was€going€to€see€his€children€in€Wilmington,€Delaware.€€At€the€train€station,Ð ` Ðthe€Defendant€supposedly€gave€George€two€rings,€a€watch,€and€a€gun€to€sell€in€Wilmington.€€(òòSeeóóÐ ð@ Ðtrial€transcript,€pp.€320„322,€326„327,€as€marked€for€appellate€purposes,€attached).à Ð àÐ Ð  ÐÓ€ E(ª½80;ÓØ! !Øà  àThe€assistant€state€attorneyððs€notes€from€John€Berrienððs€interview€with€Mr.€Pickard€containÐ °"  Ðnumerous€differences€from€his€trial€testimony:€Ð $à" ÐÓÓ1)€à0  àòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€stated€he€didnððt€know€if€the€Defendant€and€GeorgeÐ p&À!$ ÐBerrien€knew€each€other.€€He€said€the€Defendant€rode€over€to€hisÐ `'°"% Ðhouse€on€a€bicycle€and€that€he,€his€wife,€his€son,€and€George€wereÐ P( #& Ðthere€when€the€Defendant€arrived.€€Ð@)$'(#(# ÐÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€said€that€George€and€the€Defendant€walked€to€his€houseÐ  +p&) Ðto€ask€for€a€ride€to€Mr.€Delððs.Ð,`'*(#(# ЇÓ€ G(º½88EÓØ! !ØÝ"‚53£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚53£ÑÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú2Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€said€he€worked€earlier€that€day,€that€he€only€had€oneÐ ° Ðappointment€and€would€have€gotten€off€work€around€noon.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLÅ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ݃53£Ñ?Ñ݌Рð(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€said€he€had€a€tooth€infection€so€got€off€early€and€wentÐ €Ð Ðto€the€dentist€from€11€am€to€noon.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLsÒ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐpÀ(#(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x àÌÌÝ"‚53£"ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£fÔÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú3Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€stated€that€the€Defendant€and€George€did€not€have€aÐ @  Ðgun,€he€didnððt€see€a€gun,€but€he€saw€a€bulge€in€the€back€of€theÐ 0 € ÐDefendantððs€pants€that€looked€like€it€may€be€a€gun.Ô#†X<ÔXX XL¢Ó#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ݃53£fÔ™Ô݌Рp (#(# ÐŒÝ  Ýòòóóà  àÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€stated€he€saw€the€Defendant€with€a€gun€when€MelendezÐ P  Ðgot€out€of€the€car€at€Mr.€Delððs.Ô#†X<ÔXX XL!Ö#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔà È àà  àÐð@ (#(# ÐÌÝ"‚53£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚53£·×ÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú4Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àWhen€asked€by€Mr.€Pickard,€ð ðWhere€did€you€go€or€where€did€youÐ Ð  Ðstop?ðð€John€Berrien€replied€that€he€pulled€off€to€the€side€of€the€roadÐ À Ðclose€to€Mr.€Delððs.Ô#†X<ÔXX XL`×#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ݃53£·×ä×݌а(#(# ÐŒÝ  Ýà  àÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€stated€he€stopped€at€Gilbert€Lunaððs€place€and€a€liquorÐ à Ðstore€where€George€bought€gin€and€grapefruit€juice.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLSÙ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔЀÐ(#(# ÐÌÝ"‚53£"ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£àÚÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú5Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€testified€that€when€the€Defendant€and€George€got€out€ofÐ `° Ðthe€car,€he€did€not€see€in€what€direction€they€went€or€where€they€went.€Ð P  ÐHe€said€he€just€pulled€off€in€his€carÔ#†X<ÔXX XL¡Ú#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.݃53£àÚÛÝŒÐ@(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝòòÌà  àsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€said€he€watched€the€Defendant€and€George€go€into€Mr.Ð  p ÐDelððs€salon€and€that€the€door€was€not€lockedÔ#†X<ÔXX XL”Ü#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.à x àÐ`(#(# ÐÌÝ"‚53£"ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£ÞÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú6Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€stated€he€was€not€familiar€with€the€type€of€car€that€Mr.Ð ð@ ÐDel€had.€€He€said€there€was€a€Cadillac€parked€on€the€side€of€Mr.€DelððsÐ à0 Ðbuilding,€but€that€he€did€not€know€whose€car€it€was.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLÎÝ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔԀ݃53£ÞMÞÝŒÐÐ (#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝòòÌà  àsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€told€Mr.€Pickard€that€when€he€pulled€off€near€Mr.€DelððsÐ °"  Ðsalon,€John€Berrien€noticed€that€Mr.€Delððs€car€was€there.€€He€said€itÐ  #ð! Ðwas€a€new€one€on€the€side€of€the€buildingÔ#†X<ÔXX XLßß#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.à  àÐ$à"(#(# ÐÌÝ"‚53£"ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£ÂáÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú7Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€testified€that€after€he€dropped€off€the€Defendant€andÐ p&À!$ ÐGeorge€at€Mr.€Delððs,€he€went€to€gas€station,€then€to€his€friend€DavidððsÐ `'°"% Ðhouse€who€wasnððt€home,€then€to€Food€World€and€was€gone€about€2Ð P( #& Ðhours.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLvá#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔà h àà À àà  à݃53£ÂáõáÝŒÐ@)$'(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝòòóóÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€stated€only€that€he€went€to€a€gas€station€nearby,€then€toÐ  +p&) ÐFood€World,€and€was€gone€1„1€ðð€hours.à  àÔ#†X<ÔXX XL°ã#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔà x àÐ,`'*(#(# ЇÝ"‚53£"ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£håÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú8Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€testified€that€when€he€picked€them€up€at€Mr.€Delððs,Ð ° ÐMelendez€got€in€the€back€seat,€then€George€got€in€the€car,€but€heÐ  ð Ðdidnððt€see€where€George€came€from.€€He€said€the€Defendant€had€aÐ à Ðtowel€in€his€hands€holding€the€two€ends€together,€and€that€he€had€hadÐ €Ð Ðthe€towel€around€his€neck€when€he€went€into€Mr.€Delððs.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLå#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ݃53£hå›åÝŒÐpÀ(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝòòóóÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€saw€George€come€out€of€Mr.€Delððs€and€get€into€the€frontÐ P   Ðseat€of€the€car.€George€had€a€towel€with€him€when€he€got€in€the€carÐ @  Ðand€had€it€when€he€went€into€Mr.€DelððsÔ#†X<ÔXX XLÙç#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.Ð0 €(#(# ÐÌÝ"‚53£"ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£°éÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú9Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€said€that€after€they€got€back€in€the€car,€George€and€theÐ `  ÐDefendant€were€speaking€in€Spanish€and€laughing.€€There€was€no€trialÐ P  Ðtestimony€about€any€jewelryÔ#†X<ÔXX XLpé#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.݃53£°éãéÝŒÐð@ (#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€said€that€after€they€got€back€in€the€car,€the€DefendantÐ Ð  Ðpulled€a€watch€and€two€rings€out€of€his€pocket.€He€stated€that€theÐ À ÐDefendant€said€something€to€George€in€Spanish,€but€there€was€noÐ ° Ðmention€of€any€laughing.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLWë#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔРð(#(# ÐÌÝ"‚53£ "ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£gíÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú10Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€testified€that€he€dropped€the€Defendant€off€at€his€houseÐ €Ð Ðon€Magnolia€and€he€and€George€went€back€to€his€house.Ô#†X<ÔXX XL(í#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ݃53£gíšíÝŒÐpÀ(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝòòóóÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€said€that€he€dropped€both€the€Defendant€and€George€offÐ P  Ðat€the€Defendantððs€house.€€When€George€got€out€of€the€car€at€theÐ @ ÐDefendantððs€house€he€said€heððd€see€John€later€and€that€he€needed€toÐ 0€ Ðtalk€with€him€about€somethingÔ#†X<ÔXX XLÐî#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.Ð p(#(# ÐÌÝ"‚53£ "ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£õðÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú11Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€testified€that€he€didnððt€know€what€happened€the€next€dayÐ P Ðand€didnððt€know€exactly€when€he€saw€the€Defendant€or€George€again.€Ð ð@ ÐHe€said€he€couldnððt€remember€when€he€took€George€and€theÐ à0 ÐDefendant€to€the€train€station,€in€relation€to€when€he€took€them€to€Mr.Ð Ð  ÐDelððsÔ#†X<ÔXX XLµð#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.݃53£õð(ñÝŒÐÀ!(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝòòóóÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€said€the€day€after€he€took€them€to€Mr.€Delððs€at€10:00Ð  #ð! Ða.m.,€George€came€over€to€his€house€and€asked€for€a€ride€to€the€trainÐ $à" Ðstation€and€they€picked€up€the€Defendant€on€the€way.€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL;ó#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔЀ%Ð #(#(# ÐÌÝ"‚53£ "ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£õÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú12Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àJohn€Berrien€testified€that€he€never€asked€the€Defendant€about€theÐ `'°"% ÐmurderÔ#†X<ÔXX XLßô#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ.݃53£õQõÝŒÐP( #&(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝòòóóÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àJohn€Berrien€saw€the€Defendant€one€week€later€and€asked€him€aboutÐ 0*€%( Ðthe€murder.€€He€said€the€Defendant€told€him€he€had€nothing€to€doÐ  +p&) Ðwith€it.Ô#†X<ÔXX XLUö#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐ,`'*(#(# ЇÝ"‚53£ "ÝÝ  ÝòòóóÝ‚53£øÝÔ2º½ÔÚ  Ú13Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýòòtrial€testimonyóó:à0(#(#àAt€trial,€there€was€no€mention€of€Gilbert€Luna€except€as€a€friend€ofÐ ° Ðthe€Defendant€who€would€sometimes€give€him€a€ride€in€his€car€if€theÐ  ð ÐDefendant€needed€it.݃53£ø5øÝŒÐà(#(# ÐŒÝ  Ýà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àÌÌà  àòòsworn€statementóó:à0  àWhen€John€Berrien€and€the€Defendant€were€placed€in€the€same€cellÐ ` ° Ðafter€their€arrests,€the€Defendant€said€his€problems€were€the€LunaÐ P   Ðboys.€€He€stated€the€Defendant€claimed€he€threatened€Gilbert€LunaÐ @  Ðbecause€Gilbert€owed€the€Defendant€$1000„€and€that€the€DefendantÐ 0 € Ðthought€the€Luna€boys€were€getting€back€at€him€because€of€the€threat.Ð p (#(# ÐÌÓÎÓ(òòSeeóó€trial€transcript,€pp€299„336,€as€marked€for€appeal€purposes;€òòSee€alsoóó€EH€exhibit€13,€attached).Ð P  Ðà  àDue€to€these€numerous€inconsistencies,€the€Court€finds€that€Mr.€Pickardððs€notes€of€JohnÐ à0  ÐBerrienððs€sworn€investigative€interview€contain€exculpatory€information.€€Mr.€Alcott€testified€thatÐ À Ðit€would€have€been€important€to€have€the€assistant€state€attorneyððs€notes€so€that€he€could€determineÐ  ð Ðwhether€there€were€any€pertinent€inconsistencies€which€he€could€have€presented€to€the€jury.€€(òòSeeóóÐ €Ð ÐEH€transcript,€pp.€297„298,€attached).€€Clearly,€the€above€listed€inconsistencies€would€have€providedÐ `° Ðconsiderable€possible€impeachment€of€this€key€State€witness.€€Mr.€Pickard€failed€to€disclose€theseÐ @ Ðnotes€despite€his€duty€to€do€so.òòÔ#†X<ÔXX XLÃ÷#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔò òóóó óÐ  p Ðà  àThe€Court€further€€finds€that€the€assistant€state€attorneyððs€notes€contain€information€favorableÔ#†X<ÔXX XLÙÿ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔÐ P Ðto€the€Defendant€because€the€prosecutor€used€information€obtained€from€the€John€Berrien€interviewÐ à0 Ðto€pursue€other€avenues€of€investigation,€to€which€the€Defense€should€have€had€access.€€The€recordÐ À! Ðreflects€that€after€his€investigative€interview€with€John€Berrien,€Mr.€Pickard€sent€a€letter€dated€JulyÐ  #ð! Ð12,€1984€to€Detective€Gary€Glisson€of€the€Auburndale€Police€Department.€€In€the€letter,€Mr.€PickardÐ €%Ð # Ðstates€that€as€a€result€of€his€interview€with€John€Berrien,€he€needed€Detective€Glisson€to€interviewÐ `'°"% ÐGilbert€Luna€and€the€Defendantððs€girlfriend,€Dorothy€Jean.€€In€the€letter,€Mr.€Pickard€also€says€thatÐ @)$' Ðaccording€to€John€Berrien,€Gilbert€Luna€probably€has€some€helpful€information€about€Melendez€Ô_ÔandÐ  +p&) Ðthat€Melendez€may€have€confessed€to€his€girlfriend,€Dorothy€Jean.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€14,€attached).€Ð ° ÐMr.€Pickard€stated€that€he€did€not€provide€this€information€to€Mr.€Alcott€because€he€did€not€knowÐ à Ðif€Gilbert€Luna€had€material€information.€€Gilbert€Luna€was€not€listed€on€the€Stateððs€notice€ofÐ pÀ Ðdiscovery€as€a€person€who€has€material€information,€nor€was€he€called€as€a€trial€witness.€€(òòSeeóó€EHÐ P   Ðtranscript,€pp.€38„42,€attached).€€Ð 0 € Ðà  àMr.€Alcott,€however,€testified€that€it€would€have€been€important€for€him€to€have€informationÐ `  Ðconcerning€a€link€between€John€Berrien€and€Gilbert€Luna,€as€he€recalled€that€Gilbert€Luna€was€theÐ ð@  Ðbrother€of€David€Luna€Falcon,€and€his€trial€strategy€was€to€discredit€the€Stateððs€two€key€witnesses.€Ð Ð  ÐMr.€Alcott€stated€that€he€did€not€have€any€information€connecting€John€Berrien€to€Gilbert€LunaÐ ° Ðbecause€they€traveled€in€different€circles€and€he€did€not€think€the€separate€circles€were€related.€€(òòSeeóóÐ à ÐEH€transcript,€pp.€298„299,€attached).€€Thus,€by€failing€to€disclose€his€notes€from€his€interview€withÐ pÀ ÐJohn€Berrien,€Mr.€Pickard€precluded€the€Defendant€from€pursuing€additional€witnesses€who,Ð P  Ðaccording€to€Mr.€Alcott,€might€have€provided€valuable€impeachment€evidence€relative€to€JohnÐ 0€ ÐBerrien€and€David€Luna€Falcon.€€As€such,€the€Court€finds€that€the€prosecutorððs€notes€from€theÐ ` Ðinterview€with€John€Berrien€constitute€òòBradyóó€material.Ð ð@ Ðà  àOf€the€sixteen€(16)€people€Mr.€Pickard€subpoenaed,€thirteen€(13)€of€them€appeared€and€gaveÐ Ð  Ðsworn€statements.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibits,€12„13,€15„19,€22„27,€attached).€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL¨#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔThe€prosecutor€took€notesÐ °"  Ðduring€each€interview.€€Mr.€Alcott€never€received€a€copy€of€Mr.€Pickardððs€notes.€€As€it€did€with€JohnÐ $à" ÐBerrienððs€interview,€the€interview€of€Sharon€Jones€led€the€prosecution€to€investigate€other€leadsÐ p&À!$ Ðwhich€were€not€available€to€the€Defendant.€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€22;€òòSee€alsoóó€EH€transcript,€pp.€55„57Ð P( #& Ðattached).€€Mr.€Pickardððs€notes€of€her€sworn€statement€corroborate€the€Defendantððs€theory€of€defenseÐ 0*€%( Ðthat€two€men€other€than€the€Defendant€might€be€involved€in€the€murder.€€His€notes,€in€relevant€part,Ð ,`'* Ðread€as€follows:Ð ° ÐÓÓà0  àà0` (#(#àsaid€ð ðTerry€said€he€going€to€kill€that€man€when€he€got€out€of€prison.€€Same€day€ofÐ à Ðmurder€saw€Carl€Watts€and€Terry€sitting€on€car€across€from€Mr.€Delððs.€€Sitting€on€carÐ €Ð Ðð!ð€Wendyððs€lot.ÐpÀ` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àNext€day€death€in€newspaper.Ð P   ÐÌÓ€ s5789:uvwx(}1x8 GÓà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  à*à0 h àà0Àh(#h(#à*à0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#à*Ð0 €p(#p(# ÐÌà  àà ` àTerry€Jones€ð!ð€L.W.€ð!ð€in€state€prison€for€stealing.Ð `  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àHe€a€homo.Ð P  Ðà  àà ` àTerry€had€hair€done€there€ð!ð€was€a€student.Ð ð@  Ðà  àà ` àTerry€in€jail€for€stealing€jewelry.Ð à0  ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  à*€à0 h àà0Àh(#h(#à*à0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#à*ÐÀp(#p(# ÐÌà  àà ` àCarl€Watts€homo.€also.Ð  ð Ðà  àà ` àCarl€went€to€school€at€Mr.€Del€also.Ð à ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  à*€à0 h àà0Àh(#h(#à*à0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#à*ÐpÀp(#p(# ÐÓ¨Ó(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibit€22,€attached).€€Ð `° Ðà  àMr.€Pickard's€notes€from€his€interview€with€Sharon€James€contain€information€the€DefenseÐ @ Ðcould€have€used€to€pursue€two€other€men€as€the€possible€perpetrators€of€Mr.€Del's€murder.€€The€CourtÐ  p Ðfinds,€therefore,€that€Mr.€Pickardððs€notes€from€Sharon€Jonesðð€interview€contain€favorable€informationÐ P Ðand€are€òòBradyóó€material.€€The€Court€further€finds€that€the€prosecutorððs€notes€from€the€followingÐ à0 Ðinvestigative€interviews€should€have€been€disclosed€to€the€DefenseÔ#†X<ÔXX XLÆ #ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ:€Franklin€Brown,€Stella€Dunlap,Ð À! ÐPete€Dunlap,€Dorothy€Jean€Hunter€Rivera,€and€David€Carrucina.€€€(òòSeeóó€EH€exhibits€15,€17,€18,€19,Ð  #ð! Ðand€28,€attached).€€The€sworn€statements€of€these€witnesses€also€contain€information€which€couldÐ €%Ð # Ðhave€led€the€Defense€to€additional€witnesses€or€other€information€which€might€have€corroboratedÐ `'°"% Ðthe€theory€of€defense.€€The€sworn€statement€of€Dorothy€Jean€was€used€by€the€prosecution€to€fosterÐ @)$' Ðother€leads€and€acquire€additional€information€to€which€the€Defense€did€not€have€access.€€(òòSeeóó€EHÐ  +p&) Ðexhibits€20,€21,€attached).€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔFurthermore,€Dorothy€Jean,€Franklin€Brown,€and€Stella€Dunlap€testifiedÐ ° Ðat€trial.€€€If€the€Defense€had€access€to€their€sworn€statements,€trial€counsel€could€have€used€theseÐ à Ðstatements€to€further€develop€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€or€to€question€the€witnesses€on€mattersÐ pÀ Ðcontained€in€the€sworn€statements.€€Although€Pete€Dunlap€and€David€Carrucina€did€not€testify€atÐ P   Ðtrial,€if€the€Defense€had€access€to€their€sworn€statements,€trial€counsel€may€have€discoveredÐ 0 € Ðadditional€information€which€would€have€prompted€counsel€to€call€them€as€witnesses.€€The€CourtÐ `  Ðfinds€that€Ô#†X<ÔXX XLù#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔthe€withholding€of€these€statements€precluded€the€Defense€from€pursuing€other€avenuesÐ ð@  Ðwhich€might€corroborate€their€theory€of€defense.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XLì#Ôòòò òóóó óÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔThe€State,€therefore,€should€have€disclosed€theÐ Ð  Ðnotes€from€these€statements.Ð ° Ðà  àÔ#†X<ÔXX XLÖ#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔRegardless€of€whether€such€failure€to€disclose€the€above€listed€prosecutorððs€notes,€letters,€andÐ à ÐmemorandaÔ#†X<ÔXX XL™#ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔ€constitutes€a€violation€of€the€Rules€of€Discovery,€the€Court€has€determined€that€theÐ pÀ ÐState's€failure€to€disclose€them€is€a€violation€under€òòBradyóó.€€Thus,€the€issue€that€remains€is€whetherÐ P  Ðor€not€there€is€a€ð ðreasonable€probabilityðð€of€a€different€result€at€trial.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL\#ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔTo€make€this€determination,Ð 0€ Ðthe€Court€must€consider€the€suppressed€evidence€collectively,€not€piece€by€pieceòòóó.€€òòSeeóó€òòKylesóó,€514Ð ` ÐU.S.€at€434„436,€115€S.Ct.€1555;€òòSee€alsoóó€òòYoungóó€at€557„58.€€When€viewing€each€piece€of€suppressedÐ ð@ ÐòòBradyóó€evidence€cumulatively,€including€the€prosecutorððs€notes,€letters,€and€memorandums,€certainlyÐ Ð  Ðthe€veracity€of€David€Luna€Falcon€and€John€Berrien€is€in€questionÔ#†X<ÔXX0XLÚ #ÔÔ‡0XLXXX<ÔÔ.€€In€their€closing€arguments,€theÐ °"  ÐState€and€the€Defense€both€recognized€the€critical€importance€of€John€Berrienððs€and€David€LunaÐ $à" ÐFalconððs€credibility:à ¸ àà  àÐ p&À!$ ÐÓÓà  àMr.€Pickard:à0 ¸ àYouððre€going€to€be€asked€apparently€by€the€defense€to€disbelieve€JohnÐ P( #& ÐBerrien;€to€come€to€the€conclusion€that€he€is€lying.€€The€problem€Iððve€gotÐ @)$' Ðwith€that€is€if€John€Berrien€is€lying,€it€would€mean€he€did€not€drive€them€toÐ 0*€%( Ðthe€crime€scene.€€It€would€mean€he€was€not€involved€in€the€crime€at€all.€€So,Ð  +p&) Ðif€thatððs€true€that€he€was€not€involved€in€it,€why€would€he€plead€guilty€orÐ ,`'* ÐÔ_Ôplead€no€contest€and€face€going€to€prison€for€a€crime€that€he€didnððt€commit?€Ð ° ÐThat€doesnððt€seem€real€logical€that€the€man€could€be€totally€innocent€of€theÐ  ð Ðcrime,€as€Mr.€Melendez€claims€John€Berrien€had€nothing€to€do€with€theÐ à Ðcrime,€he€never€took€him€anywhere,€but€yet€the€guy€is€risking€going€to€prisonÐ €Ð Ðby€pleading€in€court€to€something€that€the€defense€wants€you€to€believe€heÐ pÀ Ðnever€was€involved€in,€and€that€doesnððt€make€a€great€deal€of€sense.Ð` °¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àDavid€Falcon.€€Again,€youððre€going€to€be€asked€to€believe€that€he€is€lying.€Ð @  ÐWhy€would€he€lie?€€Well,€one€of€the€things€that€youððre€going€to€be€told€is€heÐ 0 € Ðwas€involved€in€a€shooting,€shooting€up€a€car€back€in€ð!ð€sometime€in€May€ofÐ  p  Ð1984€and€nobody€ever€arrested€him€for€that.€€He€wasnððt€charged.€€The€policeÐ `  Ðare€giving€him€lenient€treatment,€not€arresting€him€for€some€crime€heÐ P  Ðcommitted€in€return€for€his€testimony€in€the€case.€€That€makes€his€testimonyÐ ð@  Ðsuspect.€€Ðà0 ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àTwo€problems€with€that:€Number€one,€the€shooting€that€he€was€allegedlyÐ À Ðinvolved€in€happened€at€the€end€of€May€of€1984.€€David€Falcon€had€alreadyÐ ° Ðgone€to€the€police€in€March€and€told€them€about€the€crime.€€His€lack€of€beingÐ  ð Ðcharged€or€whatever€you€want€to€call€it€in€the€shooting€incident€obviouslyÐ à Ðcould€have€had€nothing€to€do€with€his€testimony€in€this€case,€because€he€hadÐ €Ð Ðalready€given€his€testimony€in€this€case,€two€months€before€the€shooting€evenÐ pÀ Ðhappened,€on€March€the€6òòthóó€when€he€went€to€talk€to€Mr.€Roper.Ð`°¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àSecondly,€David€Falcon€has€nothing€to€gain€in€this€case.€€Oh,€he€got€a€littleÐ @ Ðmoney€from€the€Auburndale€Police€Department€for€helping€them€out€on€someÐ 0€ Ðdrug€cases,€but€he€was€not€charged€in€this€case.€€He€did€not€agree€to€testify€inÐ  p Ðreturn€for€some€deal.€€He€had€absolutely€nothing€to€gain€at€all€by€getting€onÐ ` Ðthe€witness€stand.€€He€even€went€to€the€police€with€the€information€he€got,Ð P Ðthey€didnððt€come€looking€for€him€and€say,€hey,€David,€what€do€you€knowÐ ð@ Ðabout€the€crime.€€He€went€out€and€developed€information€himself€as€to€whoÐ à0 Ðcommitted€the€crime€and€went€to€the€police.ÐÐ ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àNow€probably€the€reason€he€did€that€is€because€he€worked€for€the€police€inÐ À! Ðthe€past.€€He€had€been€an€informant€for€ð!ð€he€called€it€the€Justice€DepartmentÐ °"  Ðin€the€past€and€had€given€information€to€law€enforcement€in€the€past,€so€thatððsÐ  #ð! Ðwhy€he€did€it€in€this€case,€but€the€man€stands€to€gain€nothing€by€hisÐ $à" Ðtestimony.€€There€is€no€reason€for€him€to€get€on€the€witness€stand€and€lie.Ѐ%Ð #¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*€à  àà x àÐ `'°"% ÐÌà  àMr.€Alcott:à0 ¸ àThe€credibility€of€the€Stateððs€case€is€take€a€look€at€the€physical€and€scientificÐ @)$' Ðevidence€that€was€brought€to€you€to€prove€the€commission€of€this€crime.€Ð 0*€%( ÐTake€a€look€at€the€hair€samples,€the€blood€samples,€the€fingerprints€found€thatÐ  +p&) Ðmatch€up,€take€a€look€at€all€the€ballistics€and€all€the€evidence€that€connectsÐ ,`'* ÐJuan€Melendez€to€the€scene€of€the€crime.€€There€isnððt€any€of€it.€€Nothing€wasÐ ° Ðoffered€to€you€in€that€regard.€€And€going€over€the€witnesses€and€theirÐ  ð Ðcredibility€ð!ð€I€will€in€a€second.Ðภ(#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à*€à0 À àà0À(#À(#à*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*€ÐpÀ(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#à...David€Luna€Falcon€knows€that.€€He€knows€if€he€buddies€up€with€lawÐ P   Ðenforcement,€heððs€their€friend,€and€itððs€us€against€them,€that€if€I€buddy€upÐ @  Ðwith€law€enforcement€then€theyððre€not€going€to€arrest€me,€investigate€me,Ð 0 € Ðprosecute€me,€and€I€can€go€around€and€do€whatever€I€want€and€Iððll€get€awayÐ  p  Ðwith€it,€and€all€I€have€to€do€is€come€in€and€testify€and€whatever.€€I€can€evenÐ `  Ðadmit€to€snorting€cocaine€and€doing€anything€else.€€ÐP ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àNow,€Mr.€Pickard€says€this€Mr.€Falcon,€he€wasnððt€even€present€in€PolkÐ ð@  ÐCounty€when€this€crime€was€committed.€€What€evidence€do€you€have€beforeÐ à0  Ðyou€that€Mr.€Pickard€says,€well,€he€wasnððt€even€present€in€Polk€County€whenÐ Ð  Ðthe€crime€was€committed?€€Youððve€got€David€Falconððs€testimony;€I€wasnððtÐ À Ðhere,€I€was€someplace€else.€€There€isnððt€any€other€proof€of€that.à Ð àà @Ð àà @Ð àà @Ð àà @Ð àа¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à*€€€€à0 À à€€€€€€€€€€€€€*à0pÀ(#À(#àà0Èp(#p(#à*€à  àÐàÈ(#È(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#à...I€submit€look€at€John€Berrien.€€John€Berrienððs€acknowledged€burglary,Ð pÀ Ðgrand€theft,€sales€of€drugs€and€possession€of€drugs;€that€heððs€on€probationÐ `° Ðnow,€and€Mr.€Pickard€says€to€you,€well,€why€did€John€agree€to€plead€noÐ P  Ðcontest.€€Johnððs€an€admitted€liar.€€John€admitted€on€the€witness€stand€that€heÐ @ Ðlied€about€he€got€his€eyes€shot€out€and€he€lied€to€his€boss€about€it€trying€toÐ 0€ Ðcollect€Workmenððs€Comp.€€In€other€words,€when€telling€a€lie€will€benefitÐ  p ÐJohn,€John€lies,€he€acknowledges€that.€€à È àÐ`¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àWhy€did€John€lie?€€Well,€he€was€in€jail€106€days,€he€testified,€in€Polk€CountyÐ ð@ Ðjail€up€here€in€a€cell€for€106€days,€almost€four€months.€€As€he€sat€up€there€heÐ à0 Ðhad€no€bond,€he€could€not€get€out€of€jail€to€see€his€wife€and€kids;€sat€up€thereÐ Ð  Ðwith€no€bond,€with€a€violation€of€probation,€facing€the€death€penalty€on€a€firstÐ À! Ðdegree€murder€charge.€€What€does€he€have€to€do€to€get€out€of€jail€and€get€onÐ °"  Ðthe€street?€€He€has€to€not€even€admit€guilt,€he€doesnððt€even€have€to€pleadÐ  #ð! Ðguilty,€because€he€said€he€wouldnððt.€€His€attorney€wanted€him€to€plead€guiltyÐ $à" Ðand€he€said,€no,€Iððm€not€guilty€because€Iððm€not€guilty,€but€if€youððll€let€meÐ €%Ð # Ðplead€no€contest€ð!ð€Iððm€not€going€to€plead€guilty,€but€Iððll€plead€no€contest€ð!ðÐ p&À!$ Ðif€youððll€let€me€plead€guilty,€Iððll€say€some€things€for€you€for€which€Iððll€getÐ `'°"% Ðreleased€from€jail,€and€the€Assistant€State€Attorney€agrees€to€release€him€onÐ P( #& Ða€minimum€bond,€agrees€to€withhold€his€violation€of€probation€and€withholdÐ @)$' Ðany€sentence.€€Thatððs€the€big€key€in€the€case,€withhold€any€sentencing.€€DonððtÐ 0*€%( Ðbring€him€back€to€court€and€sentence€him€for€that€accessory€charge€until€later.€Ð  +p&) ÐLetððs€keep€it€hanging€out€here€with€the€prospect€that€he€could€be€rechargedÐ ,`'* Ðif€he€fails€to€testify€against€Juan€Melendez.€€If€he€doesnððt€come€into€court€andÐ ° Ðsay€something€about€Juan€Melendez,€bang,€heððs€back€in€jail,€no€bond,€firstÐ  ð Ðdegree€murder.€€Thatððs€the€deal€he€has€with€the€State.Ðภ(#¸ (# ÐÌÓ€ X5789:uvwx(½1xxs5789:uvwxÓà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à*€à0 À àà0À(#À(#à*à0p(#(#àà0Èp(#p(#à*ÐpÀÈ(#È(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àFalcon,€David€Luna€ð!ð€when€it€boils€down€to€it,€thatððs€your€case.€€TheÐ P   ÐAssistant€State€Attorney€wants€you€to€convict€this€man€and€send€him€to€theÐ @  Ðelectric€chair€based€on€the€word€of€one€person,€David€Luna€Falcon,€theÐ 0 € Ðmurderer,€the€robber,€the€cocaine€snorter€from€Puerto€Rico€who€says€whenÐ  p  ÐI€was€using€drugs€and€under€the€influence€of€drugs€and€beer,€he€told€me€heÐ `  Ðdid€it.€€Thatððs€all,€nothing€more.€€No€other€physical€evidence.à Ð àÐP ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÓ($Ó(òòSeeóó€trial€transcript,€pp.€689„730,€attached).Ð à0  Ðà  àThe€òòBradyóó€evidence€withheld€by€the€prosecution€in€this€case€seriously€undermines€theÐ À Ðcredibility€of€the€two€key€State€witnesses€who€testified€at€trial.€€The€evidence€also€helps€toÐ  ð Ðsubstantiate€the€defense€theory€that€someone€other€than€the€Defendant€committed€the€homicide.€€Ô#†X<ÔXX0XL##ÔÔ‡ XLXXX<ÔÔTheÐ €Ð Ðfact€that€police€reports€were€not€prepared€at€the€time€of€the€investigation€but€rather€six€months€later,Ð `° Ðprovides€an€opportunity€to€question€law€enforcement€regarding€its€methods,€procedures,€and€motivesÐ @ Ðin€conducting€its€investigation.€€The€prosecutorððs€notes€regarding€the€statement€made€by€VernonÐ  p ÐJames€to€Arthur€Meeks,€the€handwritten€report€and€assistant€state€attorneyððs€letter€to€the€policeÐ P Ðdepartment€regarding€Mr.€Falconððs€involvement€in€the€Reagan€incident,€and€the€prosecutorððs€notesÐ à0 Ðof€the€sworn€statements€of€John€Berrien€and€David€Luna€Falcon€all€contain€abundant€impeachmentÐ À! Ðevidence.€€Viewed€in€its€totality,€this€suppressed€evidence€calls€into€question€John€Berrienððs€andÐ  #ð! ÐDavid€Luna€Falconððs€testimony€to€the€degree€that€it€Ô#†X<ÔXX XL