MICHAEL ALFORD
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2019-02-04
No. 18-2657
Clark, J., Rowe, J., Ray, J., Osterhaus, J.
263 So. 3d 272 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2019)

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Holding

Claims of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel are not cognizable.


Headnotes

[1] Claims of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel are not cognizable under Florida law.

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Key Quotes

“We have repeatedly held that claims of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel are not cognizable.”

Court's citation to Kokal v. State, 901 So. 2d 766, 777 (Fla. 2005)

Facts & Procedural History

Michael Alford appealed from a circuit court decision in Bay County. Alford raised a claim of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel.…

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Opinion of the Court
Osterhaus

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D18-2657 _____________________________

MICHAEL ALFORD,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County. Brantley S. Clark, Jr., Judge.

February 4, 2019

PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Kokal v. State, 901 So. 2d 766, 777 (Fla. 2005) (“We have repeatedly held that claims of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel are not cognizable.”). ROWE, RAY, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

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Michael Alford, pro se, Appellant. Ashley B. Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


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