District Court of Appeal of Florida
E.T. v. State of Florida, 4D04-1450
Dismissal of a father's petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel during the proceedings that resulted in termination of his parental rights is affirmed where there was no error in the trial court's denial of an evidentiary hearing on the petition. Questions regarding claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in termination of parental rights cases are certified.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/03/2006
- Published 05/03/2006
Judges
- MAY, J.
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Valentin Rodriguez of Valentin Rodriguez, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Jeffrey Dana Gillen, West Palm Beach, for appellee Department of Children and Family Services., Julie H. Littky-Rubin of Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain & Williams, LLP, and Amy J. Genet, West Palm Beach, for appellee Foster Children's Project.