On Jan. 3, 1992, police officer Steven Bauer was shot and killed during a robbery at the Kislak National Bank in North Miami. The day after the murder, Fernandez told a friend he had been involved in the murder and needed to see a Santeria priest (a babalao). The friend took him to a babalao, who performed a ritual to prevent Fernandez from being caught. The babalao and the friend later turned Fernandez in to police and shared a $100,000 reward. Fernandez was convicted and sentenced to death. This is his direct appeal.