DAWSON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-04-16
No. 2025-2028
Bilbrey, J., Kelsey, J., M.K. Thomas, J.
2026 FL 4431 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

A petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel must be denied when the petitioner fails to establish the requisite deficiency and prejudice.


Facts & Procedural History

Charles Dawson filed an amended petition in the First District Court of Appeal alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

CHARLES DAWSON, Petitioner,

V.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.

No. 1D2025-2028

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel- Original Jurisdiction.

April 16, 2026

PER CURIAM.

The Court denies on the merits Petitioner's amended petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel docketed on August 13, 2025.

BILBREY, KELSEY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

Charles Dawson, pro se, Petitioner. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


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