Oats v. Singletary

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Sonny Boy Oats (“Oats”), a prisoner awaiting execution on Florida’s death row, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the district court’s decision to deny the writ. 1

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On December 20, 1979, Jeanette Dyer, the cashier at a convenience store near Ocala, Florida, was killed during a robbery of the store. The cause of her death was a single bullet fired from approximately one foot away that penetrated her right eye and her brain. On December 24,…