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Porter v. McCollum,
130 S.
Ct. 447 (2009)
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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
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
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
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