T. W.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2019-05-08
No. 19-0127
270 So. 3d 1204 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2019)

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Synopsis

The First District Court of Appeal denied a petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, finding the claim without merit.


Holding

No, the petitioner did not receive ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.


Key Quotes

“The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.”

This quote states the court's ultimate decision on the petition.

Facts & Procedural History

The petitioner, T.W., filed a petition alleging that his appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance. The specific details of the underlying cas…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D19-0127 _____________________________

T. W.,

Petitioner,

v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Respondent.

_____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

May 8, 2019 PER CURIAM.

The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.

WOLF, BILBREY, and WINSOR, 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.

_____________________________

T.W., pro se, Petitioner. Sarah J. Rumph, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee; Thomasina F. Moore, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Appellate Counsel of the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


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