IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. SC10-118 MARTIN GROSSMAN Death Warrant Signed: Execution Scheduled For February 16, 2010 6:00 pm Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA _______________________________________ REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANT ______________________________________ Richard E. Kiley Florida Bar No. 0558893 Assistant CCRC-Middle CAPITAL COLLATERAL REGIONAL COUNSEL MIDDLE REGION 3801 Corporex Park Drive Suite 210 Tampa, FL 33619 (813) 740-3544 COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ....................................................................................................... ii Table of Authorities .................................................................................................. iii Preliminary Statement ................................................................................................. 1 Argument I .................................................................................................................. 1 Conclusion and Relief Sought ..................................................................................... 2 Certificate of Service .................................................................................................. 3 Certificate of Compliance ........................................................................................... 4 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page Porter v. McCollum, 130 S. Ct. 447 (2009) ........................................................................................ 1 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT This pleading addresses Issue I of the State’s Answer Brief. As to all other arguments and claims, Mr. Grossman relies on his Initial Brief. Argument I On pages 10, 12, and 14 of the State’s Answer Brief, they argue that our claim that Porter v. McCollum, 130 S. Ct. 447 (2009) provides newly discovered evidence, is without merit. The State is incorrect. Prior to Porter, Florida Courts did not consider non-statutory mental mitigation as mitigation. Dr. Maher’s anticipated testimony regarding non- statutory mental mitigation (and possibly statutory mental mitigation pending a clinical evaluation)would have swayed a penalty phase jury to vote for life. The evidence of non-statutory mitigation could not have been used prior to Porter. If it were such a “clearly recognized” and “well-established” principal that evidence that fails to rise to the level of statutory mitigation, can still be considered by the Court as non-statutory mitigation, (State’s Answer p. 12), there would have been no need for the landmark Porter decision. Porter does indeed provide, relevant, newly discovered evidence. Relief is proper. CONCLUSION AND RELIEF SOUGHT In light of the facts and arguments presented above, Mr. Grossman contends the trial court erred. Mr. Grossman moves this Honorable Court to: 1. Grant Mr. Grossman an opportunity for oral argument. 2. Stay Mr. Grossman’s execution. 3. Remand the proceeding to circuit court for an evidentiary hearing. 4. Vacate the sentence of death, and sentence him to life imprisonment. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing Reply Brief of Appellant has been furnished to all counsel of record this 28th day of January, 2010. _____________________ RICHARD E. KILEY Florida Bar No. 0558893 Assistant CCC JAMES VIGGIANO Florida Bar No. 0715336 Assistant CCC ANDREW ALI SHAKOOR Florida Bar No. 669830 CAPITAL COLLATERAL REGIONAL COUNSEL- MIDDLE REGION 3801 Corporex Park Drive Suite 210 Tampa, Florida 33619 813-740-3544 813-740-3554 (Facsimile) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing, Reply Brief of Appellant was generated in a Times New Roman 14 point font, pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.210. RICHARD E. KILEY Florida Bar No. 0558893 Assistant CCC JAMES VIGGIANO Florida Bar No. 0715336 Assistant CCC ANDREW ALI SHAKOOR Florida Bar No. 669830 CAPITAL COLLATERAL REGIONAL COUNSEL-MIDDLE REGION 3801 Corporex Park Drive Suite 210 Tampa, Florida 33619 813-740-3544 813-740-3554 (Facsimile) Copies furnished to: The Honorable Joseph A. Bulone Honorable Joseph A. Bulone Circuit Court Judge 14250 49th Street North Clearwater, FL 33762 jbulone@jud6.0rg ghahl@jud6.org Carol M. Dittmar Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Concourse Center 4 3507 E. Frontage Rd. Suite 200 Tampa, FL 33607-7013 caroldittmar@myfloridalegal.com Deborah.Speer@myfloridalegal.com Douglas Crow Assistant State Attorney Office of the State Attorney 14250 49th Street North Clearwater, FL 33762 clee@co.pinellas.fl.us Florida state Prison Randall Polk Assistant Warden of Programs Polk.Randall@mail.dc.state.fl.us Commission on Capital Cases ATTN: Roger R. Maas 402 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 Alan Dakan Assistant General Counsel Florida Department of Corrections Florida DOC 2601 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500 dakan.alan@mail.dc.state.fl.us The Honorable Thomas D. Hall Clerk, Supreme Court of Florida ATTN: Tangy Hardy Supreme Court Building 500 S. Duval Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1927 williamstr@flcourts.or warrant@flcourts.org Marcus Simmons, Circuit Criminal marcus_simmons@CA11.uscourts.gov The Honorable Thomas K. Kahn Clerk of the 11th Circuit 56 Forsyth Street, N.W. Atlanta, FA 30303 U. S. Supreme Court Danny Bickell One First Street N.E. Washington, DC 20543 Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich Honorable Richard D. Sletten, Clerk United States District Court Middle District of Florida 801 North Florida Avenue Tampa, Florida 33602 FDC 8:98-cv-1929-T-17MSS Martin Grossman DOC#089742 Florida State Prison 7819 N.W. 228th Street Raiford, FL 32026