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Thread: Johnny Shane Kormondy - Florida Execution - January 15, 2015

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    Johnny Shane Kormondy - Florida Execution - January 15, 2015





    Summary of Offense:

    Kormondy was convicted of the murder of Gary McAdams, which occurred on July 11, 1993. In the early morning hours of July 11, 1993, the victims, Gary McAdams and his wife Cecilia McAdams, had returned from a high school reunion. They heard a knock at their door. When Mr. McAdams opened the door, Curtis Buffkin was on the other side holding a gun. Buffkin forced his way into the house and ordered the McAdams to get down on the kitchen floor and keep their heads down. James Hazen and Johnny Kormondy then entered the house. Both Kormondy and Hazen had socks on their hands. After the three men took personal valuables from the McAdams, the phones were disconnected from the wall and the blinds were closed.

    At this point, one of the men took Mrs. McAdams to a bedroom in the back and forced her at gunpoint to remove her dress and to perform oral sex on him. One of the other men, described as having sandy-colored hair that hung down to his collar bone, entered the room and proceeded to rape Mrs. McAdams while the first man forced her to perform oral sex on him again. After she was taken to the kitchen, naked, and placed with her husband, one of the men took her back to the bedroom and raped her again. While he was raping her, a gunshot was fired in the front of the house.

    Mrs. McAdams heard one of the men yell for “Bubba” or “Buff”, and the man raping her stopped and ran to the front of the house. Mrs. McAdams left the bedroom and was walking towards the front of the house when she heard a gunshot from the bedroom. When she entered the kitchen, she saw Mr. McAdams on the floor with blood coming from the back of his head.

    After the murder, Kormondy’s wife asked him to leave the family home. Kormondy left and moved in with Willie Long. Kormondy confessed to Long about the murder and admitted that he had shot Mr. McAdams but, explained it had gone off accidentally. Long went to the police because of the $50,000 reward for information. During the trial, the medical examiner testified that Mr. McAdams’ death was caused by a contact gunshot wound, meaning the barrel of the gun was pressed to Mr. McAdams’ head.

    Kormondy was re-sentenced to death in Escambia County on July 7, 1999.

    Co-defendant information:
    Curtis Buffkin was sentenced to life in prison.
    James Hazen was sentenced to life in prison.

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    Factors Contributing to the Delay in Imposition of Sentence:

    The Florida Supreme Court reversed Kormondy’s sentence in his original Direct Appeal and remanded the case to trial court for Kormondy to be resentenced.


    Case Information:

    On 11/15/94 Kormondy filed his Direct Appeal to the Florida Supreme Court. The Court found that the admission of cross-examination testimony from a co-perpetrator during the penalty phase was reversible error. On 10/09/97, the Court affirmed his conviction but remanded his sentence for resentencing.

    On 08/05/99 Kormondy filed his Direct Appeal for resentencing to the Florida Supreme Court. The Court found that Kormondy’s death sentence was not disproportionate to the crime. The Court also found that the trial court did not ignore mitigating factors when imposing the death sentence, the limitation of cross-examination of Mrs. McAdams was not abuse of discretion, and that the admission of victim impact testimony was not fundamental error. On 02/13/03, the Court affirmed Kormondy’s sentence.

    Kormondy filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court on 07/28/03, which was denied on 10/14/03.

    On 08/30/04, Kormondy filed a 3.851 Motion to the Circuit Court, which was denied on 06/20/05.

    On 07/06/05, Kormondy filed a 3.851 Appeal to the Florida Supreme Court, which was denied on 10/11/07. Kormondy filed a Motion for Rehearing on 10/22/07, which was denied on 05/23/08. The Florida Supreme Court issued a mandate in this matter on 06/09/08.

    On 02/06/06, Kormondy filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Florida Supreme Court, which was denied on 10/11/07. On 10/22/07, Kormondy filed a Motion for Rehearing in the Florida Supreme Court, which was denied on 05/23/08. The Florida Supreme Court issued a mandate in this matter on 06/09/08.

    On 07/24/08, Kormondy filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the United States District Court, Northern District. This petition is currently pending.

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    Kormondy v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

    Opinion Date: July 31, 2012

    Court: 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

    Defendant Johnny Shane Kormondy, a Florida death row inmate convicted of murder, appealed a district court decision that denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Two state court trial proceedings were before the District Court when it ruled. The first proceeding was the guilt phase of Defendant's bifurcated trial in July 1994. The second proceeding was the penalty phase of his 1999 trial. The District Court denied the writ with respect to both phases of the trial. After briefing and oral argument, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the District Court's decision.
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    It is fortunate that the 11th Circuit abides by AEDPA the vast majority of time. However in this case and Blanco, you can add it to the list of inmates who have exhausted appeals and just sit there with no action from the Florida Governor Scott.

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    Have a look at the following list of Florida death-row inmates whose appeals have been exhausted. http://www.cncpunishment.com/forums/...ighlight=poyck

    It's absolutely ridiculous that Florida's governors have dawdled so much over signing death warrants in recent years.

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    In today's United States Supreme Court orders, Kormondy's petition for a writ of certiorari was DENIED.

    Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    Case Nos.: (11-15001)

    Exhausted all appeals.
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    Another excellent choice by Governor Scott.

    Scott signs death warrant for his 21st execution as governor

    Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed the death warrant for Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, who killed a Pensacola banker and repeatedly raped his wife as the couple returned home from her 20th high school reunion in 1993. Kormondy is set to die on Jan. 15, 2015.

    In a summary of the case, the governor's office said that Kormondy shot Gary McAdams in the back of the head, killing him, and was the leader of the attack on the McAdamses, having recruited accomplices, provided transportation and cased the neighborhood prior to the crime. Kormondy also threatened to kill witnesses who testified at his trial, including Mrs. McAdams, if he were released from prison.

    Kormondy was convicted of first-degree murder and three counts of sexual battery. The jury recommended a death sentence by a vote of 8 to 4 and he received life sentences on each of the sexual battery counts. Kormondy has spent half of his life on Death Row at Florida State Prison in Starke.

    http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-bu...vernor/2207776
    Last edited by FFM; 11-24-2014 at 06:45 PM.

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    This is the third execution scheduled for January 15, 2015.
    Busy day for SCOTUS

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    I apologize to Governor Scott for my post #4 from August 2012. Perhaps if he knew I voted for him twice, he would forgive me. LOL

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    I am proud of you Gov. Scott! Just don't let the ink run dry in the pen.

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