Leroy Holt v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Leroy Holt, a pro se Florida prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 federal habeas petition. Holt is serving a life sentence for convictions for kidnaping, attempted second degree murder and aggravated battery. Briefly stated, Holt was charged with having severely beaten his wife, Annie Holt, with an iron pipe, causing her serious injury. After the beating, Annie Holt jumped from Holt’s truck — she says — to get away from him because she was in fear of her life.
In this appeal, Holt argues that the district court erred in not finding counsel ineffective for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Holladay v. HaleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Sims v. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Borden v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- William L. Sullivan v. James DeLoachCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
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