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    Roderick Michael Orme - Florida Death Row




    Facts of the Crime:

    Roderick Orme had known Ms. Redd, the victim, for a period of time prior to the offense. On March 3, 1992, Orme called Ms. Redd to Lee’s Motel where he was staying. Orme had been freebasing cocaine and was having a “bad high” so he called Ms. Redd because she was a nurse. Orme stated that Ms. Redd arrived at his hotel room sometime between 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., according to his first statement, and between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., according to his second statement. According to Orme, Ms. Redd knocked the crack pipe out of his hand, which caused the loss of his drugs. She also placed several pieces of crack into the toilet.

    Orme then left, took Ms. Redd’s purse and used her car keys to drive her car to ‘go partying.’ Orme stated that he returned to the hotel a number of times and that it was still dark outside when he realized something was wrong, but he could not enter the room because he had left the motel key in the room. In both of Orme’s statements to the police, he did not admit to any part of the murder to Ms. Redd.

    On the morning of March 4, 1992, Orme showed up at a recovery center in Panama City, Florida. One year prior to this date he had been treated at this same facility for an extensive substance abuse history. On this morning, Orme was disoriented and unable to respond to questions, yet he managed to write “LEE’S MOT RM15.” Orme’s face was flushed and he was displaying symptoms of delirium tremors, both of which are indicative of acute cocaine withdrawal. Orme’s blood tested positive for cocaine, and he was placed in intensive care for approximately thirty hours. Orme was also in possession of illegal barbiturates.

    An individual at the recovery center placed a telephone call to Lee’s Motel and asked to have room 15 checked. When the owner of the motel checked the room, he found the body of Lisa Redd. The body had been badly beaten, and the cause of death was strangulation. Semen samples were taken. Those from the orifices of the victim’s body were not matched, but a sample from the victim’s underpants matched Orme’s DNA. Orme’s underpants had blood that matched Orme’s and the victim’s. Orme’s fingerprints were found in the motel room. His wallet was found in the victim’s car, which was parked outside the motel. On March 6, 1992, Orme was released from the hospital and then arrested.

    Orme was re-sentenced to death in Bay County on July 23, 2007.

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    P.C. Death Row Inmate Loses Another Court Fight

    Bay County death row inmate Roderick Micheal Orme loses another round in his battle to avoid execution.

    The Florida Supreme Court Thursday affirmed the trial court's decision to impose the death penalty on Orme for the 1992 rape, robbery and murder of Lisa Redd.

    Orme was having what he called a "bad high" after free basing cocaine. He called Redd to his motel room at Lees Motel on Martin Luther King, Jr. boulevard to help him. Redd was a friend and a nurse.

    She took the drugs from Orme when she arrived. Police say Orme then raped her, stole her jewelry, beat her severely, and strangled her.

    The high court found the death penalty was proportionate to the crimes Orme committed.

    http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/70589517.html

    Opinion here:

    http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/d...9/sc08-182.pdf

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    Factors Contributing to the Delay in the Imposition of the Sentence:

    Orme’s Direct Appeal was pending for three years until the Florida Supreme Court was able to render a decision. The 3.850 Motion was pending for approximately five years until the Circuit Court was able to render a decision.

    Case Information:

    Orme filed a Direct Appeal on 04/23/93 to the Florida Supreme Court. Orme raised eight issues on the direct appeal; the main issue argues that the trial court should have directed a judgment of acquittal on grounds that the case against him was circumstantial and the State failed to disprove all reasonable hypotheses of innocence. The Florida Supreme Court found there was competent substantial evidence that supported the conclusion that the State had presented adequate evidence refuting Orme’s theory, that an unknown assailant killed Ms. Redd in his absence, creating inconsistency between the State and defense theories. The Court affirmed his conviction and sentence on 05/02/96.

    Orme filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari on 10/11/96 to the United States Supreme Court. The petition was denied on 01/13/97.

    Orme filed a 3.850 Motion to the Circuit Court on 12/17/97. The motion was denied on 03/08/02.

    Orme filed a 3.850 Appeal to the Florida Supreme Court on 12/10/02. The Court reversed the trial court’s denial of the 3.850 Motion and remanded the case for resentencing on 02/24/05. The decision was based on ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase for the failure to investigate and present Orme’s bipolar disorder diagnosis. On all other claims raised in Orme’s appeal, the Court affirmed. The mandate was issued on 03/17/05.

    Orme then filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Florida Supreme Court on 08/07/03, which was denied on 02/24/05. The mandate was issued on 03/17/05.

    On 12/09/05, Orme filed a 3.853 Motion to the Circuit Court. This motion was held by the court on 12/22/05. The order releasing evidence for DNA testing was entered on 02/16/06.

    By the Florida Supreme Court’s 03/17/05 mandate, Orme received a new penalty phase in the State Circuit Court. He was re-sentenced to death on 07/23/07.

    Orme then filed a second Direct Appeal in the Florida Supreme Court on 02/08/08 citing the following issues: Consideration of remorse as a mitigator; Inquiry of prospective jurors; Refusal to dismiss venire; Waiver of right to sentencing option of Life in Prison without Possibility of Parole for twenty-five years; Consideration of other mitigating factors; Pecuniary gain aggravator; Heinous, atrocious, and cruel aggravator; Sexual battery aggravator; Ring v. Arizona; and Proportionality of death sentence. Oral Arguments were held on 06/01/09. The sentence was affirmed on 11/19/09. Orme filed a motion for rehearing on 12/02/09, and the motion was denied on 01/08/10.

    On 04/01/10, Orme filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the United State Supreme Court. This petition was denied on 07/07/10.

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    RODERICK MICHAEL ORME v STATE OF FLORIDA RODERICK MICHAEL ORME v JULIE L. JONES, etc

    In today's Florida Supreme Court opinions, the court AFFIRMED the postconviction court's DENIAL of Orme's petition for relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851, the court also DENIED his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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    3 convicted of murder appear in court

    All three were in court Friday morning looking for a second chance at life in the wake of the U.S. Supreme decision that upended Florida’s death penalty procedures.

    By ZACK McDONALD
    The Panama City News-Herald

    PANAMA CITY — The court docket Friday had a killer lineup.

    Three convicted killers, all of whom were once condemned to death for the murders of women, appeared in court to either ask for a chance at a lighter sentence under Florida’s revised capital punishment guidelines or to get an update on an upcoming resentencing.

    Roderick Orme, 55, raped and strangled to death Lisa Redd, a nurse, in a motel in 1992 because he was having a “bad high” after freebasing cocaine. Mark Allen Geralds, 50, left the beaten and stabbed body of Tressa Pettibone in 1989 for her 8-year-old son to discover in her kitchen after Geralds robbed the home. And Paul Glenn Everett, 38, broke into Kelli Bailey’s apartment in 2001 searching for money while “tripping” on LSD only to be confronted by Bailey, who he then beat, raped and left for dead.

    All three were in court Friday morning looking for a second chance at life in the wake of the U.S. Supreme decision that upended Florida’s death penalty procedures. The decision ultimately required Florida juries to be unanimous in recommendations for the death penalty and prevented judges from diverging from the verdict, both of which applied retroactively.

    Orme already has been awarded a new penalty phase by the Florida Supreme Court because he was condemned to death first by a margin of 7-5 and again by 11-1. He was appointed a public defender Friday to again argue against the death penalty, although a date for the hearing has yet to be set. Orme is scheduled to return to court Dec. 1 for a status conference.

    Geralds was first recommended for death by a margin of 8-4, but the verdict was reimposed by a unanimous jury. He is arguing the death penalty was an illegal sentence because the first jury failed to reach unanimity. Geralds’ case also is pending in the federal court. The court will issue an order at an unidentified date in the future, court records stated.

    Everett, however, was condemned to death by execution first by a margin of 12-0, but he still is arguing the sentence should be vacated under the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, saying among other things that the jury’s instructions were flawed when they went into deliberation.

    The Attorney’s General Office argued Everett’s case was unlike the others because the jury’s decision was unanimous and they found significant aggravating factors to condemn him to death.

    “This case involved the brutal beating, rape and murder of Kelli Bailey, during which she slowly suffocated to death after (Everett) broke her neck,” prosecutors wrote in their response. “The evidence in the case was overwhelming and included Everett’s confession and his DNA found on the victim’s body.”

    Everett’s case has yet to be scheduled for a follow-up hearing.

    The cases are among 11 first-degree murder death sentences in the 14th Judicial Circuit, which includes Bay County, being considered for a new penalty phase or proceeding toward one.

    http://www.newsherald.com/news/20170...ppear-in-court

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    Local Death Row inmate seeks new sentence

    By Kayla Tucker
    WMBB News

    BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — A murder case that is now more than 25 years old is reopened and could give the defendant a chance at a new sentence.

    Roderick Orme was found guilty of choking a woman to death inside a Panama City hotel room in 1992.

    Orme was found guilty and sentenced to the death penalty by the jury.

    In 2017, a case decided by the Florida Supreme Court, Hurst v. the State of Florida, deemed it unconstitutional for a person to be sentenced to death without a unanimous jury decision.

    This decision reopened Orme’s case and gave him a possibility for a new sentencing phase.

    Orme had a status conference on Tuesday and was scheduled to have a new sentencing phase in October.

    However, getting a new trial now may not happen as attorneys wait for a decision on a pending case before the state Supreme Court.

    Duane Owen was sentenced to death in 1990 for raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl, and beating another woman to death with a hammer. After the Hurst vs. Florida decision, Owen attempted to appeal his sentence but was denied.

    At issue, is if cases prior to 2017 can be overturned based on the Hurst case.

    This case is currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court and if the decision to not apply the 2017 Hurst vs. the State of Florida to Owen’s case, Orme will also not be receiving a new sentence.

    This means Orme will remain on death row. The decision could affect dozens of cases across the state.

    The Supreme Court will reach the decision in the coming months.

    https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/cri...-new-sentence/
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    Local Death Row inmate says he is ready to die

    PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — After nearly 30 years on death row, a local man says he no longer wishes to fight the death penalty.

    But even though he won’t be participating, Roderick Orme will get a third sentencing phase in his case.

    Roderick Orme was found guilty of raping, beating, and ultimately killing Lisa Redd inside a Panama City hotel room in 1992. He was sentenced to death after being found guilty at trial.

    Later, an appeal granted Orme a second sentencing phase and he was again sentenced to death.

    Then, in 2017, a case decided by the Florida Supreme Court, Hurst v. the State of Florida, deemed it unconstitutional for a person to be sentenced to death without a unanimous jury decision.

    This decision reopened Orme’s case and gave him a possibility for a new sentencing phase.

    During a death penalty sentencing prosecutors ask a jury to consider a number of aggravating factors that make the murderer worthy of the death penalty. Meanwhile, the defense attorney presents mitigating factors that could convince the jury and the judge that the defendant should not be put to death.

    Orme’s attorney, Charles Collins, said his client’s history with drugs, his mental health, and that he “has always shown great remorse for his actions,” were just some of the mitigating factors he planned to present during the new sentencing phase.

    However, Orme waived his right to present mitigating factors during the sentencing phase. He also said he does not wish to participate either in person or via Zoom.

    “Originally, I had planned on doing this from the beginning. My parents asked me if I could do one last thing for them and not cause them to have to bury me. My parents are now deceased.” Orme said. “I’ve carried this things as long as I can. If I can bring any peace or solace to Lisa’s family by giving up my life I feel that’s the right course of action. I’m not suicidal I don’t want to die but I can’t bear what I have done any longer and I’m ready to accept any punishment that the court sets forth.”

    Judge Brantley Clark said he found Orme competent and granted his motion. That means a new sentencing phase will happen but will no longer be in front of a jury and no mitigating factors will be presented. When that phase is over Clark alone will decide Orme’s fate.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myp...dy-to-die/amp/

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    Family still waiting for Panama City man on death row for nearly 30 years to face justice

    By Samantha Neely
    The Panama City News-Herald

    A grief-stricken family that has waited nearly 30 years for the death penalty to be imposed on a Panama City man will have to wait even longer.

    A Bay County circuit court judge on Wednesday rescheduled the resentencing of long-time death row inmate Roderick Orme for March 3 of next year.

    Circuit Judge Brantley Clark set the new date on Wednesday following what was scheduled to be Orme's resentencing hearing at the Bay County Courthouse. However, Orme waived his rights to present any new mitigating circumstances and his right to attend the hearing.

    Despite Orme's absence, Judge Clark proceeded with the hearing, listened to emotional testimony from several of the victim's relatives, took the arguments of the prosecution and the defense under advisement, then rescheduled the resentencing.

    Orme is on death row for raping, beating and killing his former girlfriend, Lisa Redd, inside a Panama City motel room in 1992. After convicting Orme of murdering Redd, jurors voted 7-5 for the death penalty.

    The Florida Supreme Court later ordered a resentencing on the grounds of ineffective counsel and that jury voted 11-1 for the death penalty in 2007.

    However, in January 2016, with Hurst v. Florida, the court ruled it was unconstitutional to have a jury recommend life or death but then have the judge make the final decision. It was closely followed by a ruling that death penalty sentences not only had to be decided by jurors, but the jurors' vote had to be unanimous. Therefore, another new sentencing was ordered for Orme.

    In 2020, Poole v. State reversed the 2016 decision and ruled that a unanimous guilty vote on first-degree murder charges by default meant the jury found the necessary qualifiers for the death penalty did exist. Former State Attorney Glenn Hess of Bay County filed a motion to reinstate Orme’s death sentence without the need for a resentencing trial.

    After almost 30 years on death row, Orme still awaits his final fate.

    Orme was still represented at the resentencing by his attorneys, Chuck Collins and David Collins of Collins Law Firm. According to David Collins, Orme did not make a position on what his argument would be.

    State Attorney Larry Basford and Frank McKeithen, the chief investigator for the 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office, represented the state and presented such evidence as transcripts from the previous trials and two witnesses.

    One of the witnesses was Redd’s sister, Carol Atwell, who read two victim impact statements describing how Redd’s death had affected all her family members in the years since she supported the death penalty for Orme.

    The hearing ended with the state advocating for the death penalty to be reinstated and the defense for the court to levy a life sentence.

    https://eu.newsherald.com/story/news...ng/6026474001/

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    30 years to the day: Bay man receives third death sentence for 1992 murder of girlfriend

    Panama City News Herald

    PANAMA CITY — A Bay County man was sentenced Thursday to death for the third time for a 1992 murder.

    According to the office of State Attorney Larry Basford, Circuit Court Judge Brantley Clark imposed the death penalty on Roderick Orme for the March 3, 1992, murder, sexual battery and robbery of his former girlfriend, Lisa Diane Redd, after calling her for help while on a drug and alcohol binge.

    The sentencing came on the 30th anniversary of Redd's murder.

    Orme was first convicted in 1993 and sentenced to death after a 7-5 jury vote. That was sent back for a new sentencing hearing in 2007, and a different jury recommended death by an 11-1 vote.

    The 2007 sentencing was sent back in 2017 for a third sentencing hearing based on a Supreme Court decision calling for 12-0 jury votes for death.

    "The defendant does have a date with destiny, we all do,” State Attorney Larry Basford said. “And in this case, I would submit that justice and his date with destiny has been delayed way, way too long. We asked Judge Clark to help him meet his maker sooner rather than later, and another step in that direction was taken today."

    Redd’s family has been steadfast through the years in seeing the case through, having appeared for many hearings, sentencings and testifying about the devastation to the family in the loss of Redd.

    “This is truly a case where there was violence, pain, a merciless killing of Lisa Redd,” Basford said. “And she was not just Lisa Redd, she was a mother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a nurse, and she was trying to do the best that she could to make a living for her and her son.”

    Carol Atwell, Redd's sister, testified before the sentence was imposed Thursday, asking Judge Clark to end this for the family, the release said.

    “Thirty years ago today, my sister was murdered by this defendant,” Atwell said, noting that Redd had done nothing wrong and was trying to help the defendant. “I think that today should be the last time we have to come before anyone, any judge, and have to fight this battle for my sister.”

    At the time of her death, Redd, 34, was working as a nurse when Orme, who had been smoking crack cocaine and drinking, called her from a hotel room asking for help. After she arrived, Orme became enraged, sexually battered and beat her, and then strangled her.

    https://www.newsherald.com/story/new...dd/9373568002/
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