Statement of costs for printing received.

Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Florida. (Pensacola)

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

Acknowledgement of receipt (03/28/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit received.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Alito, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. (orders list)

Argued. For petitioner: Mary Catherine Bonner, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondent: Christopher M. Kise, Tallahassee, Fla.

Letter of counsel for respondent proposing to lodge copies docket from post conviction proceedings.

Record received from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Florida (Pensacola) (1 box)

Reply of petitioner Gary Lawrence filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief of respondent Florida filed. (Distributed)

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

CIRCULATED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 31, 2006.

Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including August 30, 2006.

Joint appendix filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida filed.

Brief of petitioner Gary Lawrence filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.

Further extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including June 26, 2006.

Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. Mary C. Bonner, Esquire, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. (orders list)

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 18, 2006.

Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Gary Lawrence.

Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including June 12, 2006.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2006.

Brief of respondent Florida in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 24, 2006)

Application (05A532) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until January 23, 2006.

Application (05A532) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 24, 2005 to January 23, 2006, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Gary Lawrence, Petitioner, represented by Mary Catherine Bonner

Florida, Respondent, represented by Christopher M. Kise

Florida, Respondent, represented by Cassandra K. Dolgin

Alabama, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by James R. Houts

American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida, Amicus Curiae, represented by John H. Holdridge

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew M. Shors