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ORME, Roderick Michael (W/M)
DC# 726848
DOB: 11/24/61
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Bay County, Case# 92-442-I
Sentencing Judge: The Honorable Judy M. Pittman
Attorneys, Trial: Walter B. Smith – Assistant Public Defender; Russell Ramey, Michael Stone – Public Defender (RS)
Attorney, Direct Appeal: David A. Davis – Assistant Public Defender; Russell Ramey – Public Defender (RS)
Attorney, Collateral Appeals: Todd Doss – Assistant Public Defender
Date of Offense: 03/03/92
Date of Sentence: 03/25/93
Date of Resentence: 07/23/07
Circumstances of the Offense:
Roderick Orme had known Ms. Redd, the victim, for a period of time prior to the offense. On 03/03/92, 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 03/04/92, Orme showed up at a recovery center in Panama City, FL. 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 03/06/92 Orme was released from the hospital and then arrested.
Trial Summary:
03/26/92 Indicted as follows:
Count I: First-Degree Murder
Count II: Robbery
Count III: Sexual Battery with Physical Force
03/27/92 Defendant entered a written plea of not guilty
02/06/93 Jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts of the indictment
03/01/93 Jury recommended death by a vote of 7-5
03/25/93 Sentenced as follows:
Count I: First-Degree Murder – Death
Count II: Robbery – 15years
Count III: Sexual Battery with Physical Force – 22 years
02/24/05 Trial remanded to Circuit Court for resentencing by FSC
05/17/07 Jury recommended death by a vote of 11-1
07/23/07 Defendant was resentenced to death on Count I, First-Degree Murder
Appeal Summary:
Florida Supreme Court – Direct Appeal
FSC# 81.645
677 So. 2d 258
04/23/93 Appeal filed
05/02/96 FSC affirmed the conviction and sentence
07/23/96 Rehearing denied
08/22/96 Mandate issued
United States Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
USSC# 96-6305
519 U.S. 1079
10/11/96 Petition filed
01/13/97 Petition denied
State Circuit Court – 3.850 Motion
CC# 92-0442
12/17/97 Motion filed
03/08/02 Motion denied
Florida Supreme Court – 3.850 Appeal
FSC# 02-2625
896 So.2d 725
12/10/02 Appeal filed
02/24/05 FSC reversed trial court’s denial of 3.850 Motion and remanded for resentencing
03/17/05 Mandate issued
Florida Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
FSC# 03-1375
896 So.2d 725
08/07/03 Petition filed
02/24/05 Petition denied
03/17/05 Mandate issued
State Circuit Court – 3.853 Motion
CC# 92-0442
12/09/05 Exparte motion filed
12/22/05 Motion held
02/16/06 Signed release of evidence for DNA testing
Florida Supreme Court – Direct Appeal (Re-sentencing)
FSC# 08-182
25 So.3d 536
02/08/08 Appeal filed
06/01/09 Oral Arguments
11/19/09 FSC affirmed the sentence of the lower court
12/02/09 Motion for rehearing filed
01/08/10 Motion denied
01/25/10 Mandate issued
United States Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Certiorari
USSC# 09-10042
130 S.Ct. 3391
04/01/10 Petition filed
07/07/10 Petition denied
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.
Institutional Adjustment:
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DRTYPE |
DATEOFDR |
GAIN TIME |
DISCIPLINEONE |
DR |
DISCIPLINETWO |
DRACTY2 |
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|
DAYS LOST |
|
PUNISHMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
TO DR |
|
DAYS |
|
|
|
POSS OF NARCOTICS |
09/01/1994 |
. |
NO DISCIPLINE |
. |
NO DISCIPLINE |
|
|
POSS OF UNAUTH BEV |
07/27/1995 |
0 |
NO DISCIPLINE |
. |
NO DISCIPLINE |
|
|
POSS OF CONTRABAND |
10/07/1995 |
0 |
NO DISCIPLINE |
. |
NO DISCIPLINE |
|
|
UNAUTH USE ALC/DRUGS |
11/02/1998 |
180 |
DISCIPLINARY CONFINEMENT |
60 |
GAINTIME LOST |
G |
|
DISOBEYING ORDER |
08/01/2001 |
0 |
PRIVILAGES SUSPENDED |
14 |
NO DISCIPLINE |
|
|
DISOBEYING ORDER |
09/04/2001 |
60 |
DISCIPLINARY CONFINEMENT |
30 |
GAINTIME LOST |
G |
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Report Date: 11/30/01 NMP
Approved: 02/15/01 WS
Updated: 10/05/10 EMJ