Ronald Jackson v. Richard L. Dugger, as Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida

HILL, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Ronald Jackson was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death by the Circuit Court of Dade County Florida. This sentence was upheld by the Florida Supreme Court on direct appeal. Jackson v. State, 366 So.2d 752 (Fla.1978), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 885, 100 S.Ct. 177, 62 L.Ed.2d 115 (1979). A state collateral attack also proved unsuccessful. Jackson v. Wainwright, 421 So.2d 1385 (Fla.1982), cert. denied, 463 U.S. 1229, 103 S.Ct. 3572, 77 L.Ed.2d 1412 (1983). Jackson brought this federal habeas proceeding challenging his conviction and sentence of…