Joseph Clifton Smith v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections

USCA11 Case: 21-14519 Document: 46-1 Date Filed: 05/19/2023 Page: 1 of 38 [PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-14519 ____________________ JOSEPH CLIFTON SMITH, Petitioner-Appellee, versus COMMISSIONER, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama D.C. Docket No. 1:05-cv-00474-CG-M ____________________ USCA11 Case: 21-14519 Document: 46-1 Date Filed: 05/19/2023 Page: 2 of 38 2 Opinion of the Court 21-14519 Before…