Lott v. Att'y. Gen., State of Fla., No. 09-14196

In a capital habeas matter, petitioner's application for a certificate of appealability is denied where: 1) jurists of reason would not debate the correctness of the district court's denial of petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in investigating an alibi defense; and 2) reasonable jurists would not find debatable the district court's conclusion that petitioner could not show prejudice as to this claim.

Read Lott v. Att'y. Gen., State of Fla., No. 09-14196

Appellate Information

Filed January 25, 2010

Judges

Opinion by Judge Hull