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LAMBRIX, Michael Ray (W/M)

AKA:  Cary Michael Lambrix

DC#    482053

DOB:  03/29/60

 

­­­Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Glades County Case #83-12CF

Sentencing Judge:  The Honorable Richard M. Stanley

Attorneys, Trial:  Robert Jacobs & Kinley Engvalson – Assistant Public Defenders

Attorneys, Direct Appeal:  J. L. LeGrande & Barbra LeGrande – Private

Attorneys, Collateral Appeals:  William Hennis & Roseanne Eckert – CCRC-S & Pro Se

 

Date of Offense:  02/06/83

Date of Sentence:  03/22/84

 

Circumstances of Offense:

 

On the evening of 02/05/83, Cary Michael Lambrix and his roommate, Frances Smith, met Clarence Moore (AKA: Lawrence Lamberson) and Aleisha Bryant at a tavern and then took them back to their trailer to eat.  Lambrix first took Moore outside.  Twenty minutes later he asked for Bryant to come outside.  After 45 minutes, Lambrix returned to the trailer alone with a bloody shirt and tire iron in his hand.  He informed Smith that he had killed both Moore and Bryant.  He killed Moore by hitting him in the head and killed Bryant by strangulation. Smith then helped Lambrix clean up, bury the bodies and throw the bloody shirt and tire iron in to a nearby stream.

 

On 02/08/83, Smith was arrested on an unrelated charge.  On 02/10/83, he informed the police about the two buried bodies.  The police investigation led to the discovery of the bodies, Lambrix’s bloody shirt and the tire iron.  The medical examination of the bodies confirmed Lambrix’s statements regarding the incident.    

 


Prior Incarceration History in the State of Florida:

 

Prior Prison History: (Note: Data reflected covers periods of incarceration with the Florida Dept. of Corrections since January of 1983)

Offense Date

Offense

Sentence Date

County

Case No.

Prison Sentence Length

 

 

10/16/1980

FRAUD-CHECK

07/01/1982

HILLSBOROUGH

 

2Y 0M 0D

 

 

 

 

Trial Summary:

 

03/29/83          Indicted as follows:

                                    Count I:           First-Degree Murder (Bryant)

                                    Count II:         First-Degree Murder (Moore)

02/27/84          Jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts of the indictment

02/29/84          Jury recommended death by a vote of 10-2 (Bryant) and 8-4 (Moore)

03/22/84          Sentenced as follows:

                                    Count I:           First-Degree Murder (Bryant) – Death

                                    Count II:         First-Degree Murder (Moore) – Death

 

Appeal Summary:

 

Florida Supreme Court – Direct Appeal

FSC# 65,203

494 So. 2d 1143

 

04/18/84          Appeal filed

09/25/86          FSC affirmed the convictions and sentences

10/30/86          Mandate issued

 

Florida Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

USSC# 71,287

592 So. 2d 1110

 

10/02/87          Petition filed

08/18/88          Petition denied

 

State Circuit Court – 3.850 Motion

CC# 83-12CF

 

10/27/88          Motion filed

11/18/88          Motion denied

 

Florida Supreme Court – 3.850 Appeal

FSC# 73,348

534 So 2d 1151

 

11/21/88          Appeal filed

11/30/88          FSC affirmed the denial of 3.850 Motion

 

State Circuit Court –Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

CC# 83-12CF

 

12/01/88          Petition filed

06/26/89          Petition denied

 

Florida Supreme Court – Habeas Appeal

FSC# 74,452

559 So 2d 1137

 

07/24/89          Petition filed

04/26/90          Petition denied

05/29/90          Mandate issued

 

United States District Court, Southern District – Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

USDC# 88-12107

494 So 2d 1143

 

12/01/88          Petition filed

05/12/92          Petition denied

 

United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit – Habeas Appeal

USCA# 92-4539

72 F.3d 1500

 

06/17/92          Appeal filed

01/03/96          USCA affirmed the denial of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

02/07/96          Rehearing denied

 

Florida Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

FSC# 81,491

641 So 2d 847

 

06/16/93          Petition filed

06/16/94          Petition denied

09/08/94          Rehearing denied


State Circuit Court – 3.850 Motion

CC# 83-12CF

 

10/07/94          Motion filed

03/23/95          Motion denied

 

Florida Supreme Court – 3.850 Appeal

FSC# 86,119

698 So 2d 247

 

07/21/95          Petition filed

09/12/96          Petition denied

08/18/97          Rehearing denied

09/17/97          Mandate issued

 

United States Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Certiorari

USSC# 96-5658

520 U.S. 518

 

08/16/96          Petition filed

05/12/97          Petition affirmed the decision of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

06/11/97          Mandate issued

 

United States Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Certiorari

USSC #97-7000

522 U.S. 1122

 

11/17/97          Petition filed

02/23/98          Petition denied

 

State Circuit Court – 3.850 Motion

CC# 83-12CF

 

01/20/98          Motion filed

01/20/01          Amended motion filed

10/01/01          Second amended motion filed

11/09/07          Motion denied

 

United States Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Certiorari

USSC# 06-9634

127 S.Ct. 2108

 

01/17/07          Petition filed

04/23/07          Petition denied

 

Florida Supreme Court – 3.850 Appeal

FSC# 08-64

39 So.3d 260

 

01/16/08         Appeal filed

04/15/10          FSC affirmed denial of 3.850 Motion

04/30/10          Motion for rehearing filed

07/09/10          Motion denied

07/26/10          Mandate issued

 

State Circuit Court – 3.850 Motion

CC# 83-12CF

 

04/09/09          Motion filed

07/19/10          Motion denied

08/03/10          Motion for Rehearing filed

08/11/10          Motion denied

 

Florida Supreme Court – 3.851 Appeal

FSC# 10-1845

(Pending)

 

09/28/10          Appeal filed

 

United States Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Certiorari

USSC# 10-7103

131 S.Ct. 917

 

10/06/10          Petition filed

01/10/11          Petition denied

 

 

 

Warrants:

 

09/27/88          Death Warrant signed by Governor Bob Martinez, setting execution for 11/30/88

11/29/88          Stay granted by Florida Supreme Court

12/02/88          Stay granted by United States District Court

05/12/92          Stay lifted

 

 

Clemency Hearing:

 

12/03/87          Denied

 

 

Factors Contributing to the Delay in Imposition of Sentence:

 

It took four years for the United States District Court, Southern District to render a decision for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.  It also took the United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit four years to decide on Lambrix’s Habeas appeal.

 

Case Information:

 

On 04/18/84, Lambrix filed a Direct Appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.  He contended that errors occurred during the guilt phase of his trial.  The errors that occurred were the lack of a representative jury due to the exclusion of members opposed to the death penalty and restricted cross-examination of an investigator.  The Court affirmed Lambrix’s convictions and sentence on 09/25/86.

 

A Petition for Writ of Certiorari was filed on 10/02/87 to the United States Supreme Court. It was denied on 08/18/88. 

 

Lambrix filed a 3.850 Motion to the Circuit Court on 10/27/88, which was denied on 11/18/88.

 

On 11/21/88, a 3.850 Appeal was filed to the Florida Supreme Court.  On 11/30/88, the Court affirmed the denial of Lambrix’s motion.

 

On 12/01/88, a Petition for Writ of Habeas was filed to the Circuit Court.  It was denied on 06/26/89.

 

On 07/04/89, Lambrix filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Florida Supreme Court.  The petition was denied on 04/26/90.  A mandate was issued on 05/29/90.

 

A Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus was filed to the United States District Court, Middle District on 12/01/88.  It was denied on 05/12/92.

 

A Habeas Appeal was filed to the United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit on 06/17/92.  On 01/03/96, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of Lambrix’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.

 

A Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus was filed to the Florida Supreme Court on 06/16/93.  The petition was denied on 06/16/94.  Lambrix raised the issue of Espinosa, which was procedurally barred since it was not presented in his direct appeal.  Lambrix argued ineffective counsel, which was also barred due to the fact that it had previously been considered and rejected in another Habeas petition.

 

Lambrix filed a 3.850 Motion to the Circuit Court on 10/07/94, which was denied on 03/23/95.

 

On 07/21/95, a 3.850 appeal was filed to the Florida Supreme Court.  The petition was denied on 09/12/96. Lambrix contended that he should have been allowed to represent himself in trial.  This argument was dismissed on the basis that he waited six years to present the issue, which is past the two-year limit stated in the 3.850 rule.  Lambrix also argued ineffective counsel, which was also barred.

 

A Petition for Writ of Certiorari was filed to the United States Supreme Court on 08/16/96.  The petition was granted on 11/01/96.

 

A Petition for Writ of Certiorari was filed to the United States Supreme Court on 12/06/96. The petition was affirmed on 05/12/97. A mandate was issued on 06/11/97.

 

On 11/17/97, a Petition for Writ of Certiorari was filed to the United States Supreme Court.  It was denied on 02/23/98.

 

On 01/20/98, Lambrix filed a 3.850 Motion to the Circuit Court, which was amended on 01/20/01.  The second amended motion was filed in the Circuit Court on 10/01/01.  The motion was denied on 11/09/07.

 

On 01/17/07, Lambrix filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, which was denied on 04/23/07.

 

Lambrix filed a 3.850 Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court on 01/16/08.  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of the 3.850 Motion on 04/15/10. A Motion for Rehearing was filed on 04/30/10, and it was denied on 07/09/10. A mandate was issued on 07/26/10.

 

Lambrix filed a 3.851 Motion in the State Circuit Court on 04/09/09. The motion was denied on 07/19/09. A Motion for Rehearing was filed on 08/03/10 and denied on 08/11/10.

 

On 09/28/10, Lambrix filed a 3.851 Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court. This case is currently pending.

 

On 10/06/10, Lambrix filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. This petition was denied on 01/10/11.

 

Institutional Adjustment:

 

DATE              DAYS           VIOLATION                                      LOCATION      

--------            ----               ----------------------------                   -------------------

02/11/86          30                 UNARMED ASSAULT                       FLORIDA STATE PRISON

01/22/88          30                 POSS OF ESCAPE PARA.                  FLORIDA STATE PRISON

06/14/88          30                 DISOBEY REGULATIONS                 FLORIDA STATE PRISON

07/10/88          30                 POSS OF NARCOTICS                       FLORIDA STATE PRISON

09/19/88          30                 FIGHTING                                         FLORIDA STATE PRISON

09/26/88          20                 DISOBEYING ORDER                       FLORIDA STATE PRISON

09/11/89          15                 DISOBEYING ORDER                       FLORIDA STATE PRISON

01/20/90          30                 LYING TO STAFF                             FLORIDA STATE PRISON

03/27/91          60                 LYING TO STAFF                             FLORIDA STATE PRISON

05/27/94          0                   DISRESP.TO OFFICIALS                  UNION C. I.        

06/23/94          0                   DISORDERLY CONDUCT                 UNION C. I.        

03/19/98          0                   POSS OF WEAPONS                             FLORIDA STATE PRISON

05/18/99          0                   DISRESP.TO OFFICIALS                  FLORIDA STATE PRISON

05/20/99          60                 DISOBEYING ORDER                       FLORIDA STATE PRISON

07/18/99          30                 POSS OF CONTRABAND                  FLORIDA STATE PRISON

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Report Date:     10/07/04          DDK

Approved:        10/07/04          JFL

Updated:          04/12/11          EMJ