Opinion ID: 1649620
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Heading Rank: 71

Heading: Failure to offer testimony of residual doubt.

Text: ¶ 79. This issue was raised in the first application as an improper interruption of the testimony of Angela Brown at the mitigation phase. Brown had already been found guilty by the jury but the witness was nonetheless able to proclaim Brown's innocence to the jury. It is clear that while this Court, and many others, allow residual doubt argument, the United States Supreme Court, and this Court, do not permit defendants ... to go further with the submission of jury instruction or evidence on residual doubt. Holland v. State, 705 So.2d at 326 (emphasis supplied). This issue is without merit. ¶ 80. APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO SEEK POST-CONVICTION RELIEF DENIED. PITTMAN, C.J., BANKS, P.J., SMITH, MILLS, WALLER, COBB, DIAZ AND EASLEY, JJ., CONCUR.