Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Florida.

Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit.

Acknowledgement of receipt (07/17/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit received.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. (orders list)

Argued. For petitioner: D. Todd Doss, Lake City, Fla. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondents: Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Tallahassee, Fla.; and Kannon K. Shanmugam, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of J

Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. D. Todd Doss, Esquire, of Lake City, Florida is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. (orders list)

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2006.

Reply of petitioner Clarence E. Hill filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Clarence E. Hill.

Additional record received from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Florida. (3 boxes)

Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief of respondents James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Bradley A. MacLean and William P. Redick GRANTED. (orders list)

CIRCULATED.

Letter proposing a lodging received from counsel for amicus curiae New Jerseyans for Alternatives to Death Penalty.

Brief amicus curiae of Habeas Corpus Resource Center filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Darick Demorris Walker filed.

Brief amicus curiae of New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty filed.

Brief of petitioner Clarence E. Hill filed.

Joint appendix filed.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Bradley A. MacLean and William P. Redick. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Kevin Concannon, Dennis Geiser and Glen Pettifer filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 26, 2006.

Brief amici curiae of Physicians for Human Rights, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Advocates, et al. filed.

Application (05A676) referred to the Court by Justice Kennedy.

Application (05A676) granted by the Court.

The motion to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, March 6, 2006. The brief of respondents is (orders list)

Application (05A676) for a stay of execution, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Application for stay (05A676) granted by Justice Kennedy pending further order of Justice Kennedy or of the Court.

Brief of respondent James V. Crosby, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed. (Distributed)

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2006)

Clarence E. Hill, Petitioner, represented by D. Todd Doss

James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al., Respondent, represented by Carolyn M. Snurkowski

Alabama, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kevin C. Newsom

Bradley A. MacLean and William P. Redick, Amicus Curiae, represented by Amy Howe

Clarence E. Hill v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kannon K. Shanmugam

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation , Amicus Curiae, represented by Kent S. Scheidegger

Darick Demorris Walker, Amicus Curiae, represented by David W. Ogden

Habeas Corpus Resource Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles J. Press

Human Rights Advocates, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Constance De la Vega

Kevin Concannon, Dennis Geiser and Glen Pettifer, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ira S. Sacks

New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Amicus Curiae, represented by John J. Gibbons

Physicians for Human Rights, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul F. Enzinna

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul D. Clement