Supreme Court of Florida

In a first-degree murder case, denial of motion for postconviction relief is affirmed in part and remanded in part, and petition for habeas relief is granted in part and denied in part where: 1) remand was necessary to determine whether trial counsel was ineffective for failing to voir dire an expert witness, or for failing to request a curative instruction on that witnesses testimony; 2) appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise a claim regarding attempted felony murder, although defendant did not suffer prejudice based on this failure; and 3) a number of other ineffective-assistance claims failed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/08/2008
• Published 10/08/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin J. Kulik, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Appellant/Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Lisa-Marie Lerner, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Appellee/Respondent.