Clarence Edward Hill v. Michael W. Moore, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated appeals, the petitioner, a Florida death row inmate, asks that we reverse the district court’s refusal to grant a writ of habeas corpus either setting aside his conviction or his sentence for murder. We affirm.

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In the early afternoon of October 19, 1982, after stealing a pistol and an automobile, petitioner and an accomplice, Cliff Jackson, robbed a savings and loan association in Pensacola, Florida. When police arrived at the scene and foiled their robbery plans, petitioner and Jackson fled. Jackson exited the savings and loan through the front…