BROWN
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-04-29
No. 2025-1887
Rowe, J., Winokur, J., M.K. Thomas, J.
2026 FL 4872 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

A cognizable claim for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel cannot exist when the appellate court has affirmed the conviction following the mandated Anders process.


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[1] An appellate court's affirmance of a conviction following the mandated Anders process precludes a cognizable claim for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, as the…

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“There simply cannot be a cognizable claim for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in this situation. . . . Under this mandated [Anders] process, an affirmance by the appellate court in essence is the court's determination that the appellant has received his constitutionally guaranteed right to effective assistance from [appellate] counsel.”

Court's reasoning for dismissal, citing Mack v. State, 380 So. 3d 1248, 1248-49 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024)

Facts & Procedural History

Brown, proceeding pro se, filed a petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in the First District Court of Appeal.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

ANTWANN D. BROWN, Petitioner,

V.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.

No. 1D2025-1887

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel- Original Jurisdiction.

April 29, 2026

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. See Mack v. State, 380 So. 3d 1248, 1248-49 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024) (“There simply cannot be a cognizable claim for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in this situation. . . . Under this mandated [Anders] process, an affirmance by the appellate court in essence is the court’s determination that the appellant has received his constitutionally guaranteed right to effective assistance from [appellate] counsel.”).

ROWE, WINOKUR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.


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