Seburt Nelson Connor v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

Seburt Nelson Connor, a Florida death row prisoner, appeals from the District Court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The District Court granted Mr. Connor a certificate of appealability (COA) for these two issues: (1) whether the District Court erred by denying petitioner’s second motion for a competency hearing and stay; and (2) whether the District Court erred in denying petitioner’s motion for a neurological expert to assist him in proving his present incompetency. This Court expanded the COA to include a third…