Hill v. Butterworth

HATCHETT, Chief Judge:

The important issue in this case is whether the district court erred in ruling that the State of Florida has not achieved “opt-in” status pursuant to the provisions of the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214. Because of substantial changes in circumstances since the district court’s rulings, we remand the ease to the district court for further proceedings.

When President Clinton signed the AED-PA into law, he expressed his hope that its first title would “streamline Federal appeals for convicted criminals…