No. 18-5705

George Easterly v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2018-08-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure exculpatory-evidence impeachment-evidence ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel involuntary-plea plea-bargaining plea-voluntariness postconviction-relief probable-cause probable-cause-affidavit search-and-seizure search-warrant voluntariness-of-plea
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: 2018-10-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Florida Court of Appeals unreasonably applied this Court's precedent

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED — Question #1: Whether the Florida Court of Appeals unreasonably applied this . Court's precedent when it upheld summary denial of a postconviction claim alleging ineffective assistance of counsel because the lawyer failed to properly investigate exculpatory and impeaching evidence of a controlled phone call, in conjunction with an interview, preventing counsel from properly advising Petitioner of the law relative to the facts, rendering his plea involuntary? Question #2: Whether the Florida Court of Appeals unreasonably applied this Court's precedent when it upheld summary denial of a postconviction claim alleging ineffective assistance of counsel because Petitioner's plea was not knowingly, voluntarily or intelligently entered, due to counsel's multiple alleged acts or omissions? . Question #3: Whether the Florida Court of Appeals unreasonably applied this . Court's precedent when it upheld summary denial of a postconviction claim alleging ineffective assistance of counsel because the lawyer failed to challenge the validity of the probable. cause affidavit(s) and search warrant used to search the defendant's | home and seize his computer, where the affidavit(s) were unsigned; based upon perjury; and/or otherwise deficient per the report of a forensic examiner? . . iy

Docket Entries

2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent State of Florida to respond filed.
2018-08-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2018)

Attorneys

George Easterly
George Easterly — Petitioner
George Easterly — Petitioner
State of Florida
C. Todd ChapmanOffice of the Attorney General for Florida, Respondent
C. Todd ChapmanOffice of the Attorney General for Florida, Respondent