THORPE v. STATE (2020)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Christopher J. THORPE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D18-5212

Decided: July 21, 2020

Michael Ufferman of Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Steven E. Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

On Motion for Rehearing and Motion for Issuance of a Written Opinion

We deny Christopher J. Thorpe's motion for rehearing, but we grant his motion for issuance of a written opinion. We withdraw our opinion issued on June 2, 2020, and substitute the following opinion in its place:

Affirmed. See Schoenwetter v. State, 46 So. 3d 535, 554 (Fla. 2010) (“Reasonable decisions regarding trial strategy, made after deliberation by a claimant's trial attorneys in which available alternatives have been considered and rejected, do not constitute deficient performance under Strickland.”); see also Bruno v. State, 807 So. 2d 55, 68 (Fla. 2001) (“Counsel's performance in this case may not have been perfect, but it did not fall below the required standard.”).

Per Curiam.

Roberts, Rowe, and Bilbrey, JJ., concur.

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