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GAMBLE, Guy (W/M)
DC# 123096
DOB: 08/19/71
Fifth Judicial Circuit, Lake County Case # 91-1676
Sentencing Judge: The Honorable G. Richard Singletary
Attorney, Trial: Mark A. Nacke – Assistant Public Defender
Attorney, Direct Appeal: Michael S. Becker – Assistant Public Defender
Attorney, Collateral Appeals: Robert Strain & Carol Rodriguez – CCRC-M
Date of Offense: 12/10/91
Date of Sentence: 08/10/93
Circumstances of Offense:
On 12/10/91, Guy Gamble and Michael Love murdered their landlord, Helmut Kuehl, by striking him several times in the head with a claw hammer and choking him with a cord.
Approximately six days before the murder, Gamble told his girlfriend that he was going to “take out” Kuehl. The day before the murder, Gamble told his girlfriend to pack their belongings because they would be leaving town. Gamble also rehearsed the murder of Kuehl by using his girlfriend as a simulated victim.
On the day of the murder, Gamble picked up his final paycheck and he and Love went to Kuehl, in the guise of paying rent. Gamble and Love approached Kuehl in his garage, and when Kuehl went to his apartment to get a rent receipt, Love searched the garage for a weapon to use to kill Kuehl. Love found a claw hammer and placed it on a counter. When Kuehl returned, Gamble picked up the hammer and struck Kuehl, who fell to the ground. Gamble then held Kuehl down while Love closed the garage doors. Love then repeatedly struck Kuehl in the head with the hammer, then wrapped a cord around Kuehl’s neck and began choking him. After Kuehl was dead, Gamble wrapped the hammer and cord in newspaper and left them lying on the floor. After cleaning up, Gamble and Love stole Kuehl’s car, picked up their girlfriends, and went to Kentucky Fried Chicken. After forging and cashing a check on Kuehl’s account for $8,544, Gamble, Love, and their girlfriends left town.
Codefendant Information:
Love pled guilty to conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery, Armed Robbery, and
First-Degree Murder. He was sentenced to fifteen years for the Conspiracy charge and life imprisonment for the Armed Robbery and Murder charges.
Trial Summary:
01/01/92 Indicted as follows:
Count I Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery
Count II Armed Robbery
Count III First-Degree Murder
01/22/92 Entered a plea of not guilty
06/25/93 Jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts of the indictment
06/29/93 Jury recommended a death sentence by a vote of 10-2
08/10/93 Sentenced as follows:
Count I Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery – 15 years
Count II Armed Robbery – Life imprisonment
Count III First-Degree Murder – Death
Appeal Summary:
Florida Supreme Court – Direct Appeal
FSC# 82,334
659 So. 2d 242
09/10/93 Appeal filed
05/25/95 FSC affirmed convictions and sentences
08/23/95 Rehearing denied
09/22/95 Mandate issued
U.S. Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Certiorari
USSC# 95-6908
516 U.S. 1122
11/29/95 Petition filed
02/20/96 USSC denied petition
Circuit Court – 3.850 Motion
CC# 91-1676
09/20/99 Motion filed
01/08/02 Circuit Court denied Motion
Florida Supreme Court – 3.850 Motion Appeal
FSC# 02-195
877 So. 2d 706
01/30/02 Appeal filed
05/06/04 FSC affirmed denial of 3.850 Motion
06/25/04 Rehearing denied
07/26/04 Mandate issued
Florida Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
FSC# 02-1948
877 So. 2d 706
08/29/02 Petition filed
05/06/04 FSC denied Petition
06/25/04 Rehearing denied
07/26/04 Mandate issued
U.S. District Court, Middle District – Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
USDC# 04-405
09/08/04 Petition filed
07/06/05 USDC denied petition
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit – Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Appeal
USCA# 05-14334
450 F.3d. 1245
08/03/05 Appeal filed
05/31/06 USCA affirmed denial of petition
U.S. Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Certiorari
USSC# 06-6236
127 S. Ct. 510
08/28/06 Petition filed
10/30/06 USSC denied petition
Factors Contributing to the Delay in Imposition of Sentence:
The delay appears to result from the three years between the denial of the Petition for Writ of Certiorari by the USSC (02/20/96) and the filing of the 3.850 Motion in the Circuit Court (09/20/99).
Case Information:
Gamble filed a Direct Appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on 09/10/93, citing the following errors: erroneous finding of the cold, calculated, and premeditated murder aggravating circumstance; sentencing that was disproportionate compared to other crimes, excessive, inappropriate, and imposed cruel and unusual punishment; denial of special penalty phase jury instructions; and unconstitutionality of the death penalty. The FSC affirmed the convictions and sentences on 05/25/95.
Gamble filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on 11/29/95 that was denied on 02/20/96.
Gamble filed a 3.850 Motion with the Circuit Court on 09/20/99 that was denied on 01/08/02.
Gamble filed a 3.850 Motion Appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on 01/30/02, raising allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel. On 05/06/04, the FSC affirmed the denial of the 3.850 Motion.
Gamble filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus with the Florida Supreme Court on 08/29/02, raising allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel and Ring claims. On 05/06/04, the FSC denied the Petition.
Gamble filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus with the U.S. District Court, Middle District, on 09/08/04 that was denied on 07/06/05.
Gamble filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, on 08/03/05 that was denied on 05/31/06.
Gamble filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on 08/28/06 that was denied on 10/30/06.
Institutional Adjustment:
THE FOLLOWING ENTRIES REFLECT DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST THE INMATE FOR VIOLATION OF THE RULE CITED AND INDICATE THE GAIN TIME DAYS LOST.
DATE DAYS VIOLATION LOCATION
03/05/02 30 DISOBEYING ORDER UNION C. I.
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Report Date: 12/06/01 JFL
Approved: 12/17/01 WS
Updated: 03/16/07 JFL