Rodriguez v. Zavaras

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DANIEL, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Frank D. Rodriguez (“Petitioner” or “Rodriguez”) on January 27, 1997, which seeks to have his death sentence overturned. This Court’s review of the state courts’ decisions in this case is governed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (hereinafter “AEDPA” or “the Act”), Pub.L. No. 104 - 132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996). The AEDPA governs my review of this case since the petition was filed after April 24, 1996, the effective date…