DUKES v. STATE (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Curtis DUKES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D2024-2170

Decided: March 25, 2026

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, Tyler K. Payne and Megan L. Long, Assistant Public Defenders, Tallahassee, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Robert C. Lee, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Affirmed. See Hilton v. State, 326 So. 3d 640, 648 (Fla. 2021) (holding that mere speculation is insufficient to prove prejudice under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984)); Martin-Godinez v. State, 290 So. 3d 144, 146 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020) (“The prejudice prong requires that the defendant demonstrate a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.”).

Per Curiam.

Ray, M.K. Thomas, and Nordby, JJ., concur.

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