Legal Opinion
Arbelaez v. Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 12, 2016No. 14-14647UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
In this capital case, Guillermo Arbelaez appeals the district court’s denial of his federal habeas petition. Arbelaez was sentenced to death in Florida for the murder of his former girlfriend’s five year old son, which he carried out to exact revenge against her after an argument. Following an unsuccessful direct appeal and collateral proceedings in the Florida state courts, Arbelaez filed a federal habeas petition in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, which the district court denied. Arbelaez appeals the rejection of his petition on two grounds. First, he…
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