Derrick Knight v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
HabeasCorpus
Was Petitioner denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of appellate counsel?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Was Petitioner denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of appellate counsel when his appellate counsel failed to raise an issue of trial court error for failure to grant a motion for judgment of acquittal & motion for new trial? 2) Is the State of Florida bound by the Constitution to seek the truth? 3) Must the State of Florida bring forth evidence that they have in their possession even if it would demonstrate a not guilty verdict? 4) Were Petitioner’s convictions obtained by a Brady violation of the State withholding impeachment evidence from the defense? i Fy ff, : .