REGINALD WRIGHT
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2024-08-28
No. 2024-1210
Logue, C.J., Lindsey, J., Bokor, J.
2024 FL 10565 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2024)

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Holding

Appellate counsel's failure to raise meritless issues does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.


Headnotes

[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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Key Quotes

“the failure of appellate counsel to raise [a] meritless issue will not render appellate counsel's performance ineffective”

Court citing Frances v. State, 143 So. 3d 340, 357 (Fla. 2014)

Facts & Procedural History

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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Opinion of the Court
Logue

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.

2

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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