REGINALD WRIGHT
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA
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Appellate counsel's failure to raise meritless issues does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.
[1] Appellate counsel's failure to raise meritless issues on appeal does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment.
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Court citing Frances v. State, 143 So. 3d 340, 357 (Fla. 2014)
Reginald Wright filed a habeas corpus petition in the Third District Court of Appeal. The petition appears to challenge the effectiveness of appellate…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed August 28, 2024. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D24-1210 Lower Tribunal No. F82-26408A ________________
Reginald Wright, Petitioner,
vs.
The State of Florida, Respondent.
A Case of Original Jurisdiction – Habeas Corpus.
Reginald Wright, in proper person.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Christina L. Dominguez, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Before LOGUE, C.J., and LINDSEY and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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Denied. See Frances v. State, 143 So. 3d 340, 357 (Fla. 2014) (explaining that “the failure of appellate counsel to raise [a] meritless issue will not render appellate counsel’s performance ineffective” (citing Rutherford v. Moore, 774 So. 2d 637, 643 (Fla. 2000))).
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- Rutherford v. Moore, 774 So. 2d 637 (Fla. 2000)
- Frances v. State, 143 So. 3d 340 (Fla. 2014)