Legal Opinion
Ace Patterson v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 29, 2016No. 12-12653PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JORDAN, Circuit Judge.
Ace Patterson, a Florida prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his habeas corpus petition, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, as second or successive under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b). As we explain, under our prior decision in Insignares v. Secretary, 755 F.3d 1273 (11th Cir.2014), Mr. Patterson’s § 2254 petition is not second or successive within the meaning of § 2244(b). We therefore reverse.
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In 1998, a Florida jury convicted Mr. Patterson of burglary, aggravated kidnapping of a child, and two counts of capital sexual battery. The trial court sentenced Mr.…
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- Mitchell A. Insignares v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
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