Dec. 2016 DP Report

GEORGIA ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
CAPITAL LITIGATION SECTION
STATUS REPORT ON GEORGIA DEATH PENALTY CASES
DECEMBER 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDEX OF CASES ................................................................................................... ii
CASES IN FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS

IN THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT OR U.S. SUPREME COURT ...............................1

IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURTS.........................................................................10
CASES IN STATE HABEAS CORPUS

IN THE GEORGIA SUPREME COURT OR U.S. SUPREME COURT...............23
CASES IN STATE HABEAS CORPUS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT................24
CASES ON DIRECT APPEAL

IN THE GEORGIA SUPREME COURT OR U.S. SUPREME COURT...............28
CASES IN THE TRIAL COURTS POST-TRIAL..................................................29
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY REMANDS

PENDING IN TRIAL COURTS .............................................................................32
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INDEX OF CASES
A.
ARRINGTON, ROBERT OWEN ...........................................................................23
B.
BROCKMAN, ANTHONY WARD .......................................................................24

BROOKINS, BRIAN DUANE ................................................................................29
BUTTS, ROBERT EARL ..........................................................................................1
C.
CLARK, CLEVELAND ..........................................................................................29

CROMARTIE, RAY JEFFERSON .........................................................................10
D.
DRANE, LEONARD M. .........................................................................................24

DRUCKER, JOSHUA .............................................................................................29
E.
EDENFIELD, DAVID .............................................................................................25

ESPOSITO, JOHN .....................................................................................................1
F.
FOSTER, TIMOTHY TYRONE .............................................................................25

FRANKS, DAVID SCOTT .......................................................................................2
G.
GARY, CARLTON ...................................................................................................2
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HARGROVE, ADRIAN ..........................................................................................29

HEIDLER, JERRY SCOTT.....................................................................................11
HOLIDAY, DALLAS BERNARD .........................................................................32
HULETT, DONNIE ALLEN...................................................................................26
HUMPHREYS, STACEY IAN ...............................................................................23
J.
JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE J. ................................................................................12

JONES, ASHLEY ....................................................................................................13
JONES, JERRY WILLIAM.....................................................................................29
K.
KING, WARREN ....................................................................................................14
L.
LANCE, DONNIE CLEVELAND ............................................................................3

LAWLER, GREGORY PAUL ..................................................................................3
LEDFORD, J.W. Jr. ...................................................................................................4
LEDFORD, MICHAEL ...........................................................................................23
LEE, JAMES ALLYSON ........................................................................................15
M.
MALDONADO, PABLO FERNANDO .................................................................30

MARTIN, DEKELVIN RAFAEL ...........................................................................28
MEDERS, JIMMY FLETCHER ...............................................................................4
MILLER, MICHAEL...............................................................................................32
MITCHELL, NELSON EARL ................................................................................30
MOODY, JEREMY .................................................................................................30
MORROW, SCOTTY GARNELL ..........................................................................15
N.
NANCE, MICHAEL WADE...................................................................................16
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OKELLEY, DORIAN FRANK ..............................................................................16
P.
PACE, LYNDON FITZGERALD .............................................................................5

PALMER, WILLIE WILLIAM ...............................................................................30
PERKINSON, ERIC ALEXANDER ......................................................................17
PRESNELL, VIRGIL ..............................................................................................17
PYE, WILLIE JAMES.............................................................................................18
R.
RAHEEM, MUSTAFA ASKIA ................................................................................5

RAULERSON, BILLY DANIEL ..............................................................................6
RICE, LAWRENCE ................................................................................................26
RIVERA, REINALDO JAVIER .............................................................................18
ROGERS, JAMES RANDALL ...............................................................................19
S.
SALLIE, WILLIAM C. .............................................................................................6

SEALEY, RICHARD LESTER...............................................................................19
SEARS, DEMARCUS A. ........................................................................................20
SPEARS, STEVEN FREDERICK ..........................................................................28
STINSKI, DARRYL SCOTT ..................................................................................27
T.
TATE, NICHOLAS .......................................................................................... 21, 27

THARPE, KEITH LEROY ........................................................................................7
TOLLETTE, LEON ...................................................................................................7
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W.
WHATLEY, F. RAMONE ........................................................................................8

WILLIAMS, JOSEPH .............................................................................................22
WILLIS, DEMETRIUS G. ......................................................................................31
WILSON, MARION JUNIOR...................................................................................9
WILSON, WILLIE JAMES.....................................................................................32
WORSLEY, JOHNNIE ...........................................................................................31
YOUNG, ROBERT RENIA ....................................................................................31
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IN THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT OR U.S. SUPREME COURT (16 CASES)
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CASE: ASSIGNED ATTORNEY:
BUTTS, ROBERT EARL

Baldwin County Conviction BURTON
Date of Conviction 11/20/98
Date of Sentence 11/21/98
Affd by Ga. S.Ct. 4/30/01
Federal habeas petition filed 5/31/13. Federal habeas petition denied

10/16/15. Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 12/1/15.
Petitioners brief filed 7/1/16. Respondents brief filed 8/12/16. Petitioners
reply brief filed 8/29/16.
Awaiting scheduling of oral argument in the Eleventh Circuit.
ESPOSITO, JOHN
Baldwin County Conviction MALCOLM

12/10/14. Certificate of appealability granted 12/10/14. Motion to alter
and/or amend judgment denied 3/3/15. Petitioners motion to expand
certificate of appealability granted in part 11/10/15. Petitioners case stayed
from 1/27/16 to 8/23/16 pending decision of the Eleventh Circuit in Wilson
v. Warden, GDCP. Petitioners brief filed 11/7/16. Respondents brief due
12/21/16.
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BURTON = Beth Burton

GRAHAM = Sabrina Graham
IANNUZZI = Kate Iannuzzi
MALCOLM = Clint Malcolm
SINGH = Channell Singh
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FRANKS, DAVID SCOTT

Hall County Conviction BURTON
Federal habeas petition filed 12/16/11. Federal habeas petition and

certificate of appealability denied 4/29/16. Motion to alter and/or amend
judgment denied 9/27/16. Petitioners motion for leave to supplement his
rule 59(e) motion denied 11/9/16. Notice of appeal filed 12/9/16. Motion
for certificate of appealability due 12/23/16.
GARY, CARLTON
Muscogee County Conviction GRAHAM
Federal habeas petition filed 11/12/97. Federal habeas corpus petition

denied 9/28/04. Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of habeas relief on
2/12/09. Execution was scheduled for 12/16/09. On 12/16/09, the Georgia
Supreme Court entered an order staying the execution and ordering the
Superior Court of Muscogee Co. to hold a hearing on his request for DNA
testing. DNA test results returned 12/13/10. Order entered 8/25/11 allowing
additional DNA testing. DNA test results from GBI returned 11/9/11. DNA
results from Bode Lab returned 2/28/12. Extraordinary motion for new trial
filed 7/9/12. States response in opposition filed 8/27/12. Hearings held
2/24/14 - 2/28/14 and 2/5/15-2/6/15. Petitioners brief filed 6/15/15.
Respondents brief filed 8/17/15. Petitioners amendment to extraordinary
motion for new trial filed 4/28/16. Petitioners supplemental brief filed
5/27/16. Respondents brief filed 6/15/16. Petitioners reply brief filed
9/13/16. Respondents reply brief filed 9/20/16. Petitioners reply brief
filed 9/28/16. Final hearing scheduled for 1/12/17.
Pending decision of trial court on extraordinary motion for new trial.
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LANCE, DONNIE CLEVELAND

Jackson County Conviction GRAHAM

12/22/15. Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 6/9/16. Order
entered 7/28/16 granting in part Petitioners application for certificate of
appealability. Appellants motion to expand certificate of appealability
denied 11/8/16. Petitioners motion to reconsider the single judge order
denying his motion to expand certificate of appealability filed 11/29/16.
Motion to stay briefing schedule pending ruling on motion for
reconsideration granted 12/7/16.
Pending decision of Eleventh Circuit on motion for reconsideration.
LAWLER, GREGORY PAUL

Fulton County Conviction IANNUZZI
Federal habeas petition filed 2/25/11. Federal habeas petition denied 4/2/14.
Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 5/2/14. Eleventh Circuit
affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief 12/10/15. Petition for rehearing
en banc denied 2/8/16. Mandate issued 2/16/16. Petition for writ of
certiorari in the United States Supreme Court denied 10/3/16. Executed
10/19/16.
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LEDFORD, J.W. JR.

Murray County Conviction BURTON

8/29/14. Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 11/21/14. Eleventh
Circuit affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief 3/21/16. Petition for
rehearing en banc denied 5/18/16. Mandate issued 5/26/16. Petition for writ
of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court filed 10/14/16. Response in
opposition filed 11/16/16. Petitioners reply filed 12/1/16.
Pending decision of United States Supreme Court.
MEDERS, JIMMY FLETCHER

Glynn County Conviction GRAHAM

8/14/14. Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 9/22/15. Notice of
appeal filed 10/2/15. Motion for certificate of appealability granted in part
and denied in part on 9/30/16. Petitioners motion to expand certificate of
appealability filed 11/21/16. Respondents response to motion to expand
certificate of appealability due 1/17/17.
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PACE, LYNDON FITZGERALD

Fulton County Conviction GRAHAM

8/24/15. Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 1/28/16. Motion
for certificate of appealability granted 3/1/16. Petitioners motion to stay
briefing schedule pending a decision in Wilson v. Warden, GDCP granted
3/25/16. Petitioners case stayed from 3/25/16 to 8/23/16 pending decision
of the Eleventh Circuit in Wilson v. Warden, GDCP. Petitioners motion to
expand certificate of appealability denied 11/8/16. Petitioners motion to
reconsider the single judge order denying his motion to expand certificate of
appealability filed 11/29/16. Motion to stay briefing schedule filed 12/8/16.
Petitioners brief due 12/19/16.
RAHEEM, MUSTAFA ASKIA

Henry County Conviction SINGH

9/24/15. Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 4/22/16.
Application for certificate of appealability granted in part 4/22/16. Notice of
appeal filed 5/20/16. Application for expansion of certificate of
appealability filed 8/15/16.
Pending decision of Eleventh Circuit.
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RAULERSON, BILLY DANIEL

Ware County Conviction GRAHAM

9/30/13. Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 8/6/14. Order of
the district court entered 10/21/14 denying application for certificate of
appealability. Eleventh Circuit granted in part Petitioners application for
certificate of appealability on 8/5/15. Petitioners brief filed 12/7/15. Order
entered 12/14/15 granting motion to hold case in abeyance pending a
decision in Wilson v. Warden, GDCP. Petitioners case stayed from
12/14/15 to 8/23/16 pending decision of the Eleventh Circuit in Wilson v.
Warden, GDCP. Petitioners brief filed 10/24/16. Respondents brief filed
12/12/16. Petitioners reply brief due 12/26/16.
SALLIE, WILLIAM C.
Bacon County Conviction GRAHAM
Date of Original Conviction 3/30/91
Date of Original Sentence 3/30/91
Date of Second Conviction 3/2/01
Date of Resentencing 3/5/01
Federal habeas petition filed 2/28/11. Motion to dismiss petition as untimely

granted 7/15/14. Application for certificate of appealability denied 7/15/14.
Application and memorandum for certificate of appealability in the Eleventh
Circuit denied 9/29/14. Motion for three judge panel reconsideration of the
single circuit judge denial of Appellants application for certificate of
appealability denied 3/28/16. Petition for writ of certiorari in the United
States Supreme Court denied 11/14/16. Executed 12/6/16.
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THARPE, KEITH LEROY

Jones County Conviction GRAHAM
Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 5/8/14. Eleventh Circuit
affirmed the denial of habeas relief 8/25/16. Petition for rehearing en banc
denied 11/15/16. Mandate issued 11/28/16.
Awaiting filing of petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme
Court. (due 2/13/17)
TOLLETTE, LEON
Pled Guilty 11/3/97
Certificate of appealability granted in part 8/17/16. Motion to alter and/or
amend judgment denied 10/20/16. Notice of appeal filed 11/15/16.
Petitioners brief due 12/27/16.
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WHATLEY, F. RAMONE
Spalding County Conviction GRAHAM
Federal habeas corpus petition filed 6/30/09. Federal habeas petition granted
as to sentence on 4/9/13. Respondents notice of appeal filed 5/2/13.
Petitioners motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 10/9/13.
Petitioners notice of cross-appeal filed 11/8/13. Petitioner/Appellees
application for a certificate of appealability denied 12/30/13. Respondents
brief filed 2/14/14. Order entered 4/9/14 granting Petitioners motion for
reconsideration of order denying certificate of appealability. Certificate of
appealability expanded to include one additional claim. Petitioners brief
filed 7/28/14. Respondents reply brief filed 9/3/14. Petitioners reply brief
filed 9/29/14. Oral argument held 2/8/16.
Pending decision of Eleventh Circuit.
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WILSON, MARION JUNIOR

Baldwin County Conviction BURTON
Affd by Ga. S. Ct. 11/1/99

12/19/13. Motion to alter and/or amend judgment denied 1/21/14. Eleventh
Circuit affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief 12/15/14. Petition for
rehearing en banc granted 7/30/15. Eleventh Circuit en banc decision issued
8/23/16, and case remanded to three judge panel for ruling on all outstanding
issues. Petitioners supplemental brief filed 10/11/16. Respondents
supplemental brief filed 10/25/16. Petitioners reply brief filed 11/8/16.
Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief 11/15/16.
Petition for rehearing filed 12/6/16. Pending decision of Eleventh Circuit.
Petitioners petition for writ of certiorari (appealing Eleventh Circuits en

banc decision) in the United States Supreme Court filed 11/10/16. Response
in opposition due 1/5/17.
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IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURTS (18 CASES)
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CROMARTIE, RAY JEFFERSON

Thomas County Conviction GRAHAM
Assigned to Judge Marc Treadwell
(Middle District of Georgia, Valdosta Division)
Federal habeas petition filed 3/20/14. Respondents motion to dismiss

habeas corpus petition as untimely denied 12/29/14. Respondents motion to
certify order for interlocutory appeal denied 1/16/15. Respondents petition
for permission to appeal filed in the Eleventh Circuit denied 4/10/15.
Petitioners amended petition filed 6/22/15. Respondents answer filed
7/22/15. Petitioners final merits brief filed 10/21/15. Respondents final
merits brief filed 3/21/16. Petitioners reply brief filed 6/6/16.
Pending final ruling of district court.
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HEIDLER, JERRY SCOTT

Toombs County Conviction GRAHAM
Assigned to Judge Lisa Godbey Wood
(Southern District of Georgia, Statesboro Division)
Federal habeas corpus petition filed 10/7/11. Answer filed 11/2/11.

Amended federal petition filed 4/6/12. Answer filed 4/18/12. Order entered
8/23/13 dismissing certain claims as procedurally defaulted. Motion for
discovery denied 2/24/14. Second amended petition filed 4/25/14. Answer
to second amended petition filed 5/22/14. Extraordinary motion to
determine whether Petitioner is incurably incompetent for execution denied
7/8/14. Motion for evidentiary hearing denied 9/28/15. Order entered
11/19/15 granting motion to stay scheduling order pending decision of the
Eleventh Circuit in Wilson v. Warden, GDCP. Respondents notice of
ruling by the Eleventh Circuit in Wilson v. Warden, GDCP filed 8/26/16.
Awaiting entry of scheduling order by district court.
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JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE J.
Cobb County Conviction GRAHAM
Assigned to Judge Clarence Cooper
(Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division)
Federal habeas petition filed 4/23/96. Federal habeas petition granted as to

sentence on 5/10/07 finding ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to
investigate and present mental health evidence. Eleventh Circuit reversed
the ruling of the district court and reinstated the death penalty on 6/12/09.
Petition for rehearing en banc denied 8/28/09. On 5/24/10, the United States
Supreme Court granted, vacated and remanded the case to the Eleventh
Circuit for further proceedings. On 7/19/10, the Eleventh Circuit entered an
order vacating the district courts judgment and remanding the case to the
district court for further proceedings. Order entered 12/11/03 finding that
Petitioner was denied a full and fair hearing during state habeas. Evidentiary
hearings held 11/12/14 and 12/19/14. Petitioners brief filed 3/9/15.
Respondents brief filed 4/10/15. Petitioners reply brief filed 5/4/15.
Respondents motion requesting ruling filed 5/6/16.
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JONES, ASHLEY
Ware County Conviction GRAHAM
Assigned to Judge William T. Moore
(Southern District of Georgia, Waycross Division)
Federal habeas petition filed 12/5/02. Petitioners motion for discovery

denied 2/14/07. Petitioners motion for evidentiary hearing denied 9/16/15.
Both parties directed to submit supplemental briefs regarding impact of
Cullen v. Pinholster on Petitioners request for evidentiary hearing. Both
parties brief filed 10/26/15. Respondents motion requesting ruling filed
9/21/16. Order entered 9/22/16 directing Respondent to file supplemental
brief addressing the effect of procedural default and exhaustion on
Petitioners motion for evidentiary hearing. Respondents brief filed
10/24/16. Petitioners brief filed 11/18/16.
Pending decision of district court.
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KING, WARREN
Appling County Conviction SINGH
Assigned to Judge Lisa G. Wood
(Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick Division)
Federal habeas petition filed 6/28/12. Answer filed 10/15/12. Amended

federal petition filed 5/2/13. Amended answer filed 5/31/13. Order entered
4/7/14 dismissing certain claims as procedurally defaulted. Petitioners
motion for discovery granted in part and denied in part 7/24/14. Motion for
evidentiary hearing denied 9/1/15. Order entered 12/17/15 granting motion
to stay scheduling order pending decision of the Eleventh Circuit in Wilson
v. Warden, GDCP. Respondents notice of ruling by the Eleventh Circuit in
Wilson v. Warden, GDCP filed 8/26/16.
Awaiting entry of scheduling order by the district court.
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LEE, JAMES ALLYSON

Charlton County Conviction GRAHAM
Assigned to Judge Lisa G. Wood
(Southern District of Georgia, Waycross Division)
Federal habeas petition filed 2/5/10. Answer filed 3/2/10. Amended federal
habeas petition filed 9/16/10. Answer filed 9/30/10. Order entered 8/20/13
granting in part Petitioners motion for discovery. Order granting in part
Petitioners motion for additional discovery 2/28/14. Respondent provided
entire GBI file on 3/10/14. Order entered 3/12/14 finding no further
disclosure is warranted. Petitioners motion for evidentiary hearing denied
8/15/14. Petitioners final merits brief filed 3/16/15. Respondents final
merits brief filed 7/28/15. Petitioners reply brief filed 10/13/15.
Petitioners supplemental brief filed 10/22/15. Status conference held
4/28/16. Order entered 9/26/16 granting Petitioners motion to stay
proceedings pending resolution by the United States Supreme Court of a
petition for writ of certiorari in Wilson v. Warden, GDCP.
MORROW, SCOTTY GARNELL

Hall County Conviction GRAHAM
Assigned to Judge Willis B. Hunt
Certificate of appealability granted in part on 7/28/16. Motion to alter
and/or amend judgment filed 8/25/16.
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NANCE, MICHAEL WADE

Gwinnett County Conviction MALCOLM
Assigned to Willis B. Hunt, Jr.
Federal habeas petition filed 12/27/13. Respondents answer filed 4/7/14.

Petitioners amended federal habeas petition filed 5/7/14. Respondents
amended answer filed 6/4/14. Petitioners procedural default brief filed
7/17/14. Respondents procedural default brief filed 8/18/14. Petitioners
reply brief filed 9/2/14. Respondents letter written on 9/15/15 inquiring as
to when a ruling may issue. Order entered 12/28/15 reassigning case to
Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr. Amended scheduling order entered 4/26/16.
Petitioners final merits brief filed 9/20/16. Respondents final merits brief
filed 12/5/16. Petitioners reply brief due 1/4/17.
OKELLEY, DORIAN FRANK

Chatham County Conviction MALCOLM
Assigned to Judge William T. Moore, Jr.
(Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division)
Federal habeas petition filed 4/23/15. Answer filed 5/29/15. Scheduling

order entered 11/16/15. Petitioners motion for discovery filed 3/16/16.
Respondents response in opposition filed 4/15/16. Petitioners reply filed
4/25/16.
Pending decision of district court on motion for discovery.
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PERKINSON, ERIC ALEXANDER

Bartow County Conviction IANNUZZI
Assigned to Judge Harold L. Murphy
(Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division)
Federal habeas petition filed 6/10/15. Answer filed 7/10/15. Petitioners

motion for discovery and evidentiary hearing denied 1/21/16. Petitioners
case stayed from 6/9/16 to 8/23/16 pending decision of the Eleventh Circuit
in Wilson v. Warden, GDCP. Petitioners motion for a sixty day expansion
of time in which to file his final brief in support of his petition for writ of
habeas corpus filed 9/27/16. Petitioners final merits brief filed 12/12/16.
Respondents brief due 2/10/17.
PRESNELL, VIRGIL
Cobb County Conviction SINGH
Assigned to Judge Clarence Cooper
Federal habeas petition filed 6/1/07. Respondents answer filed 8/1/07.

Amended federal habeas petition filed 2/12/08. Amended answer filed
2/28/08. Order entered 3/25/13 dismissing certain claims as procedurally
defaulted. Petitioners motion for discovery denied 4/1/14. Petitioners
final merits brief filed 10/16/14. Respondents final merits brief filed
12/15/14. Petitioners reply brief filed 4/23/15. Respondents motion
requesting ruling filed 4/26/16.
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PYE, WILLIE JAMES

Spalding County Conviction SINGH
Assigned to Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr.

petition filed 11/12/13. Amended answer filed 1/13/14. Order entered
7/1/14 denying one claim and directing final briefing. Petitioners final
merits brief filed 11/3/14. Respondents final merits brief filed 2/5/15.
Petitioners reply brief filed 5/20/15. Respondents letter written on 6/23/16
inquiring as to when a ruling may issue.
RIVERA, REINALDO JAVIER

Richmond County Conviction IANNUZZI
Assigned to Judge J. Randal Hall
(Southern District of Georgia, Augusta Division)
Federal habeas petition filed 9/9/13. Motion to dismiss petition as untimely

denied 7/16/14. Amended petition filed 10/20/14. Answer filed 10/22/14.
Petitioners motion for discovery and evidentiary hearing denied 6/10/15.
Order entered 9/28/15 granting motion to stay scheduling order pending
decision of the Eleventh Circuit in Wilson v. Warden, GDCP. Petitioners
motion for leave to amend petition for writ of habeas corpus and supporting
memorandum filed 8/9/16. Respondents response in opposition filed
10/12/16. Petitioners reply filed 12/2/16.
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ROGERS, JAMES RANDALL

Floyd County Conviction GRAHAM
Date of Original Conviction 5/82
Date of Original Sentence 5/82
Date of Second Conviction 6/22/85
Federal habeas petition filed 12/3/14. Order entered 12/4/14 granting

motion to hold case in abeyance pending completion of state habeas corpus
proceedings. Respondents notice to court regarding completion of state
habeas corpus proceedings filed 8/22/16. Scheduling order entered 10/6/16.
Amended petition due 1/19/17.
SEALEY, RICHARD LESTER

Clayton County Conviction GRAHAM
Assigned to Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr.

petition filed 7/16/14. Answer to amended petition filed 8/5/14. Petitioners
final merits brief filed 1/30/15. Respondents final merits brief filed
5/21/15. Petitioners case stayed from 8/21/15 to 8/23/16 pending decision
of the Eleventh Circuit in Wilson v. Warden, GDCP. Petitioners reply brief
filed 11/1/16. Respondents sur-reply filed 11/14/16.
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SEARS, DEMARCUS A.
Assigned to Judge William S. Duffey, Jr.
Federal habeas petition filed 6/25/10. Order entered 8/20/10 staying the
federal proceedings pending the completion of state habeas proceedings.
Petitioners amended petition filed 8/4/14. Answer filed 9/3/14. Order
entered 4/8/16 dismissing certain claims as procedurally defaulted.
Petitioners motion for discovery and evidentiary hearing filed 5/9/16.
Response in opposition filed 6/8/16. Phone conference held 6/14/16.
Scheduling order entered 6/23/16. Petitioners supplemental brief in support
of motions for discovery and an evidentiary hearing filed 7/22/16.
Respondents brief filed 8/22/16.
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TATE, NICHOLAS
Paulding County Conviction IANNUZZI
Pled Guilty 11/15/05
Next friend federal habeas petition filed 1/18/12. Order entered 1/18/12
granting motion to hold proceedings in abeyance pending completion of
state habeas proceedings. Respondents motion to dismiss next friend
petition as invalid denied 8/16/13. Motion to substitute Nicholas Tate as the
named Petitioner in the pending federal petition granted 8/16/13. Order
entered 9/10/13 granting Respondents motion to certify order for
interlocutory appeal. Eleventh Circuit denied without prejudice
Respondents application for permission to file an interlocutory appeal on
10/1/13. Respondents motion to reopen the record denied 7/9/14.
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WILLIAMS, JOSEPH
Chatham County Conviction GRAHAM
Pled Guilty 4/5/04
Assigned to Judge William T. Moore
(Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division)
Federal habeas corpus petition filed 4/18/12. Answer filed 5/3/12.

Petitioners motion for discovery granted in part 7/26/13. Order entered
9/3/15 denying Petitioners request for discovery related to DEA files.
Petitioners motion for reconsideration denied 10/26/15. Petitioners motion
for evidentiary hearing filed 11/3/15. Response in opposition filed 12/3/15.
Petitioners reply brief filed 12/18/15. Respondents letter written on
6/23/16 inquiring as to when a ruling may issue. Order entered 8/15/16
deferring ruling on motion for evidentiary hearing, appointing supplemental
counsel for Petitioner and directing supplemental briefing on the
Martinez/Trevino claim. Petitioners supplemental brief filed 10/14/16.
Respondents supplemental brief filed 11/14/16.
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IN THE GA SUPREME COURT OR U.S. SUPREME COURT (3 CASES)
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ARRINGTON, ROBERT OWEN

Richmond County Conviction SINGH
State habeas petition filed 9/12/11. State habeas petition denied 10/30/15.
Application for certificate of probable cause to appeal denied 12/8/16.
Awaiting filing of federal habeas petition.
HUMPHREYS, STACEY IAN

Cobb County Conviction MALCOLM
Date of Sentence - 9/30/07
Notice of appeal filed 3/29/16. Application for certificate of probable cause
to appeal filed 7/8/16. Response in opposition filed 10/3/16.
Pending decision of Georgia Supreme Court.
LEDFORD, MICHAEL
Application for certificate of probable cause to appeal due 12/22/16.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT (8 CASES)
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BROCKMAN, ANTHONY WARD

Muscogee County Conviction SINGH
Assigned to Judge Wade Crumbley
(Flint Judicial Circuit)
State habeas petition filed 8/6/14. Answer filed 8/26/14. Petitioners

discovery closed 5/23/16. Respondents discovery period closes 12/31/16.
DRANE, LEONARD M.
Elbert County Conviction IANNUZZI
Assigned to Judge E.M. Wilkes, III
(Brunswick Judicial Circuit)
On 10/18/10, the Georgia Supreme Court granted Petitioners application for
certificate of probable cause to appeal and remanded the case back to the
habeas court for further proceedings. Evidentiary hearing held 8/20/15.
Order on Respondents objections to Petitioners evidence entered 2/22/16.
Petitioners post-hearing brief filed 6/16/16. Respondents post-hearing
brief filed 7/18/16. Petitioners reply brief filed 8/16/16.
Awaiting ruling on merits of state habeas petition.
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EDENFIELD, DAVID
Glynn County Conviction IANNUZZI
Assigned to Judge Bonnie C. Oliver
(Northeastern Judicial Circuit)
State habeas petition filed 12/17/14. Answer filed 12/22/14. Order entered
6/1/16 staying Petitioners discovery period pending completion of the
courts in camera inspection of the District Attorney and DFACS files.
Pending completion of in camera inspection.
FOSTER, TIMOTHY TYRONE

Floyd County Conviction BURTON
State habeas petition filed 7/28/89. Remanded for trial on issue of

intellectual disability 4/4/90. Jury verdict finding Petitioner not
intellectually disabled affirmed by the Georgia Supreme Court 1/14/00.
Order returning case to Butts County habeas corpus court for resumption of
habeas corpus proceedings filed 10/5/00. State habeas petition denied
12/9/13. Application for certificate of probable cause to appeal denied
11/3/14. Petition for writ of certiorari granted 5/26/15. On 5/23/16, the
United States Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case to the Georgia
Supreme Court for further proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion.
Mandate issued by United States Supreme Court 6/24/16. Georgia Supreme
Court order entered 10/3/16 vacating its prior order, granting application for
certificate of probable cause to appeal and remanding case back to the state
habeas court for ruling on Batson claim that is consistent with findings of
United States Supreme Court.
Pending decision of state habeas court.
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HULETT, DONNIE ALLEN

Walker County Conviction IANNUZZI
Assigned to Judge Samuel D. Ozburn
(Alcovy Judicial Circuit)
State habeas petition filed 5/3/16. Answer filed 5/6/16. Scheduling order
entered 6/30/16. Both parties pretrial motions filed 8/29/16. Petitioners
discovery ends 4/30/17.
RICE, LAWRENCE
Cobb County Conviction MALCOLM
Assigned to Judge Hugh Wingfield, III
(Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit)
State habeas petition filed 9/17/14. Answer filed 9/19/14. Hearing held
2/4/16 regarding Petitioners request for District Attorneys file. Order
entered 4/27/16 directing the District Attorney to turn over withheld material
for in camera inspection. Order entered 6/27/16 turning over the District
Attorneys withheld material. Scheduling order entered 7/28/16.
Petitioners discovery ended 9/11/16. Order entered 9/26/16 denying
Petitioners request for an extension of time for discovery. Order entered
10/3/16 denying Petitioners motion for reconsideration and directing
Petitioner to provide discovery by 10/12/16. Petitioners discovery period
closed 10/12/16. Respondents discovery period closes 2/10/17.
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STINSKI, DARRYL SCOTT

Chatham County Conviction IANNUZZI
Assigned to Judge W. James Sizemore, Jr.
(Southwestern Judicial Circuit)
State habeas petition filed 9/26/11. Evidentiary hearing held 8/12/13

8/15/13. Petitioners post-hearing brief filed 10/7/14. Respondents post-
hearing brief filed 1/20/15. Petitioners reply brief filed 4/20/15. Both
parties proposed orders filed 7/1/15.
Awaiting ruling on merits of state habeas corpus petition.
TATE, NICHOLAS
Assigned to Judge David B. Irwin
(Rockdale Judicial Circuit)
State habeas petition filed 1/31/12. Answer filed 2/1/12. Evidentiary

hearing held 6/9/14-6/10/14. Motion to hold briefing schedule in abeyance
pending resolution of Respondents petition for writ of mandamus denied
5/15. Petitioners post-hearing brief filed 6/22/15. Respondents post-
hearing brief filed 8/21/15. Petitioners reply brief filed 11/2/15. Both
parties proposed orders filed 12/31/15. Pending ruling on merits of state
habeas petition.
Respondents petition for writ of mandamus filed 5/5/15. Motion to dismiss

and answer to petition for writ of mandamus filed 6/1/15. Response to
motion to dismiss filed 8/3/15. Hearing held 2/8/16. Both parties submitted
proposed orders 3/9/16. Petition for writ of mandamus denied 6/9/16.
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CASES ON DIRECT APPEAL
IN THE GA SUPREME COURT OR U.S. SUPREME COURT (2 CASES)
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MARTIN, DEKELVIN RAFAEL

Fulton County Conviction SINGH
Conviction and sentence affirmed 11/2/15. Motion for reconsideration

denied 12/10/15. Petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme
Court denied 10/3/16.
Awaiting filing of state habeas corpus petition.
SPEARS, STEVEN FREDERICK

Lumpkin County Conviction IANNUZZI
Conviction and sentence affirmed 2/16/15. Executed 11/16/16.
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CASES IN THE TRIAL COURTS POST-TRIAL (12 CASES)
(Pending Completion of Motion for New Trial Proceedings
Under the Jurisdiction of the District Attorneys Office)
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BROOKINS, BRIAN DUANE

Baldwin County Conviction GRAHAM
Direct appeal not yet filed.
CLARK, CLEVELAND
DRUCKER, JOSHUA
HARGROVE, ADRIAN
Richmond County Conviction GRAHAM
JONES, JERRY WILLIAM

Gordon County Conviction GRAHAM
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MALDONADO, PABLO FERNANDO

Newton County Conviction GRAHAM
MITCHELL, NELSON EARL

Early County Conviction GRAHAM
MOODY, JEREMY
Pled guilty 4/10/13
PALMER, WILLIE WILLIAM

Burke County Conviction GRAHAM
Date of Original Conviction 11/7/97
Date of Second Conviction - 8/23/07
State habeas petition filed 8/4/00. State habeas petition granted as to

conviction and sentence 3/25/05. Georgia Supreme Court affirmed state
habeas courts granting of habeas relief as to conviction and sentence
11/7/05. Case retried and Petitioners death sentence reinstated on 8/24/07.
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WILLIS, DEMETRIUS G.
WORSLEY, JOHNNIE
On 7/1/13, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed the trial courts grant of
motion for new trial and reinstated death sentence.
YOUNG, ROBERT RENIA

Newton County Conviction GRAHAM
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INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY REMANDS IN
THE TRIAL COURT (3 CASES)
(Under the Jurisdiction of the District Attorneys Office)
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HOLIDAY, DALLAS BERNARD

Jefferson County Conviction GRAHAM
State habeas petition filed 2/89, hearing held 5/24/90, remanded to trial court
for jury trial on intellectual disability in 6/90.
MILLER, MICHAEL
Walton County Conviction GRAHAM
State habeas petition filed 2/94; Amended petition filed 1/16/95; remanded
to trial court for jury trial on intellectual disability on 1/26/95.
WILSON, WILLIE JAMES

Pierce County Conviction GRAHAM
State habeas petition denied 1/21/88; Certificate of Probable Cause to

Appeal denied 9/28/88; Petition for Writ of Certiorari denied 2/20/90;
Petitioners second state habeas petition filed 6/90; state habeas hearing held
3/19/91; remanded to trial court for jury trial on intellectual disability on
3/18/91.
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GEORGIA ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE

CAPITAL LITIGATION SECTION

STATUS REPORT ON GEORGIA DEATH PENALTY CASES

INDEX OF CASES ................................................................................................... ii

CASES IN FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS

CASES IN FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS

CASES IN STATE HABEAS CORPUS

CASES IN STATE HABEAS CORPUS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT................24

CASES ON DIRECT APPEAL

CASES IN THE TRIAL COURTS POST-TRIAL..................................................29

INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY REMANDS

ARRINGTON, ROBERT OWEN ...........................................................................23

BROCKMAN, ANTHONY WARD .......................................................................24

CLARK, CLEVELAND ..........................................................................................29

DRANE, LEONARD M. .........................................................................................24

EDENFIELD, DAVID .............................................................................................25

FOSTER, TIMOTHY TYRONE .............................................................................25

GARY, CARLTON ...................................................................................................2

HARGROVE, ADRIAN ..........................................................................................29

JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE J. ................................................................................12

KING, WARREN ....................................................................................................14

LANCE, DONNIE CLEVELAND ............................................................................3

MALDONADO, PABLO FERNANDO .................................................................30

NANCE, MICHAEL WADE...................................................................................16

OKELLEY, DORIAN FRANK ..............................................................................16

PACE, LYNDON FITZGERALD .............................................................................5

RAHEEM, MUSTAFA ASKIA ................................................................................5

SALLIE, WILLIAM C. .............................................................................................6

TATE, NICHOLAS .......................................................................................... 21, 27

WHATLEY, F. RAMONE ........................................................................................8

CASE: ASSIGNED ATTORNEY:

BUTTS, ROBERT EARL

Federal habeas petition filed 5/31/13. Federal habeas petition denied

Awaiting scheduling of oral argument in the Eleventh Circuit.

Federal habeas petition filed 5/8/12. Federal habeas petition denied

BURTON = Beth Burton

CASE: ASSIGNED ATTORNEY:

FRANKS, DAVID SCOTT

Federal habeas petition filed 12/16/11. Federal habeas petition and

Federal habeas petition filed 11/12/97. Federal habeas corpus petition

Pending decision of trial court on extraordinary motion for new trial.

CASE: ASSIGNED ATTORNEY:

LANCE, DONNIE CLEVELAND

Federal habeas petition filed 7/29/10. Federal habeas petition denied

Pending decision of Eleventh Circuit on motion for reconsideration.

LAWLER, GREGORY PAUL

CASE: ASSIGNED ATTORNEY:

LEDFORD, J.W. JR.

Federal habeas petition filed 4/30/02. Federal habeas petition denied

Pending decision of United States Supreme Court.

MEDERS, JIMMY FLETCHER

Federal habeas petition filed 7/23/07. Federal habeas petition denied

CASE: ASSIGNED ATTORNEY:

PACE, LYNDON FITZGERALD

Federal habeas petition filed 2/20/09. Federal habeas petition denied

RAHEEM, MUSTAFA ASKIA

Federal habeas petition filed 5/24/11. Federal habeas petition denied

Pending decision of Eleventh Circuit.

CASE: ASSIGNED ATTORNEY:

RAULERSON, BILLY DANIEL

Federal habeas petition filed 7/18/05. Federal habeas petition denied

Federal habeas petition filed 2/28/11. Motion to dismiss petition as untimely

CASE: ASSIGNED ATTORNEY: