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GRIM, Jr. Norman (W/M)

DC#    282008

DOB: 06/29/60

­­First Judicial Circuit, Santa Rosa County Case # 98-510

Sentencing Judge: The Honorable Kenneth Bell

Attorney, Trial:  B.B. Boles & Spiro Kypreos – Private

Attorney, Direct Appeal: David Davis – Assistant PublicDefender

Attorney, Collateral Appeals: Harry Brody – Registry

Date of Offense:        07/27/98

Date of Sentence:       12/21/00

Circumstances of Offense:

On 07/27/98, at approximately 5:00 a.m., a Santa Rosa CountySheriff’s Deputy responded to a disturbance call at the house of CynthiaCampbell.  Campbell reported a disturbance behind her home, and when thedeputy investigated, he found a broken window and a chrome lug nut in thebushes below the window.  Campbell’s neighbor, Norman Grim, Jr., invitedher over for coffee before Deputy Lynch left. 

Two workers from Campbell’s law office went to her houselater that morning and found Campbell’s car in the driveway, but no sign ofCampbell in the house.  The Sheriff’s Office was called and deputiesresponded to the scene.  When deputies questioned Grim about Campbell’sdisappearance, they noticed that Grim’s shoulder andcut-off blue jean shorts had reddish-brown stains on them.  Grim explainedthat the stains were primer paint from his car. 

In the afternoon of 07/27/98, two fishermen hooked a humanbody, later determined to be Campbell, wrapped in a sheet, shower curtain, andmasking tape. Campbell’s body had deep abrasions and contusions around hershoulders, eyes, forehead, chin, and lips, which were consistent with the bluntforce trauma of a hammer.  Campbell’s body also had eleven stab wounds tothe chest, which, in conjunction with the blunt force trauma, caused herdeath. 

Earlier that afternoon, a former coworker of Grim’s spotted him in his parked car on the Pensacola BayBridge, with the car doors and trunk open.  Surveillance camera videotapeshowed Grim entering a convenience store at the foot of the bridge shortlyafter he was seen parked on the bridge.   

Additional forensic evidence was found in Grim’s house: two damp, bloody mops in the kitchen; smallareas of blood on the kitchen floor and cabinets; two bloody fingerprints on abox of trash bags; a striped pillow case with blood on it in the kitchen trash;blood spots in the dining room; a pair of blue-jean shorts with blood stains inthe living room; bloody athletic shoes; and rope consistent with the rope usedon Campbell’s body.  On Grim’s back porch,further forensic evidence was found: a green carpet, which matched the carpetused to wrap Campbell’s body; a pair of prescription glasses (with Campbell’sprescription); and a cooler that contained more forensic evidence.  In thecooler a steak knife, a piece of cloth with blood stains, a pair of men’sunderwear, a tampon with blood stains, masking tape, and a blood-stained hammerwere recovered.  All forensic evidence contained Campbell’s unique geneticmarkers.

Trial Summary:

08/26/98         Indicted as follows:

                                   Count I           First-Degree Murder

                                   Count II          Armed SexualBattery

11/01/00         Jury returned guilty verdicts on both counts of the indictment

11/02/00         Jury recommended a death sentence by a vote of 12-0

12/21/00         Sentenced as follows:

                                   Count I           First-Degree Murder – Death

                                   Count II          Armed SexualBattery – 390.5 months

Additional Information:

At the time of the murder, Grim was on parole for a 1990Burglary conviction in Texas. 

Prior Incarceration History in the State of Florida:

Prior to the murder, Grim had an extensive criminalhistory.  The following is a summary of Grim’sFlorida prison history since 1983:

Appeal Summary:

Florida Supreme Court – Direct Appeal

FSC# 01-256

841 So.2d 455

02/02/01         Appeal filed

10/03/02         FSC affirmed convictions and sentences

03/20/03         Rehearing denied and revised opinion issued

04/10/03         Mandate issued

U.S. Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of Certiorari

USSC# 03-5160

540 U.S. 892

06/12/03         Petition filed

10/06/03         USSC denied Petition

Circuit Court – 3.851 Motion

CC# 98-510

10/05/04         Motion filed

04/14/05         Evidentiary Hearing held

09/01/05         Evidentiary Hearing held

12/20/05         CC denied Motion

Florida Supreme Court – 3.851 Motion Appeal

FSC# 06-122

971 So. 2d 85

01/24/06         Appeal filed

10/04/07         Appeal denied

01/02/08         Mandate issued

Florida Supreme Court – Petition for Writ of HabeasCorpus

FSC# 06-1575

971 So. 2d 85

08/08/06         Petition filed

10/04/07         Petition denied

01/02/08         Mandate issued

United States District Court, Northern District –Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

USDC# 08-00002

(Pending)

01/02/08         Petition filed

03/31/11          Petitiondenied

 Factors Contributing to the Delay in Imposition ofSentence:

The case progression appears to be within acceptable timeparameters.

Case Information:

Grim filed a Direct Appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on02/02/01, citing the following trial court errors: improper presentation ofmitigating evidence and testimony and failure to allow the introduction ofhearsay statements made by the victim prior to the murder.  On 10/03/02,the FSC affirmed the convictions and sentences, and on 03/20/03 issued arevised opinion, again affirming the convictions and sentences. 

Grim filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the U.S.Supreme Court on 06/12/03 that was denied on 10/06/03.

Grim filed a 3.851 Motion with the Circuit Court on10/05/04.  On 04/14/05 & 09/01/05, an Evidentiary Hearing washeld.  On 12/20/05, the Circuit Court denied the motion.

Grim filed a 3.851 Motion Appeal with the Florida SupremeCourt on 01/24/06 that was denied on 10/04/07.

Grim filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus with theFlorida Supreme Court on 08/08/06 which was denied on 10/04/07.

Grim filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus with theUnited States District Court on 01/02/08. That petition was denied on 03/31/11.

Institutional Adjustment:

THE FOLLOWING ENTRIESREFLECT DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST THE INMATE FOR VIOLATION OF THE RULE CITEDAND INDICATE THE GAIN TIME DAYS LOST.

DATE            DAYS           VIOLATION                               LOCATION      

01/27/04           0            DISRESP.TOOFFICIALS                UNIONC.I.        

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Report Date:  07/15/03          JFL

Approved:      09/02/03          WS

Updated:        04/13/11          JJK