Legal Opinion
Albert Holland, Jr. v. State of FLorida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 29, 2014No. 12-12404PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
A Florida court convicted Albert Holland of murder and sentenced him to death for the fatal shooting of police officer Scott Winters. The district court issued a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that Holland’s right to represent himself was violated. To obtain a writ under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) (2012), Holland must show that the Florida Supreme Court’s denial of his claim was contrary to or an unreasonable application of clearly established Supreme Court law. He does not. Consistent with Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), the…
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