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Atwater v. State

Supreme Court of Florida.
Jun 24, 2013
118 So. 3d 219 (Fla. 2013)

Opinion

No. SC12–1686.

2013-06-24

Jeffrey Lee ATWATER, Appellant(s) v. STATE of Florida, Appellee(s).


Jeffrey Lee Atwater, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the postconviction court's order summarily denying his third successive motion for postconviction relief, which claimed that he received ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel. We have jurisdiction. Seeart. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm. See Gore v. State, 91 So.3d 769, 778 (Fla.2012) (holding that the United States Supreme Court, in Martinez v. Ryan, 132 S.Ct. 1309 (2012), did not conclude that a claim of ineffective assistance of collateral counsel is an independent, cognizable claim).

It is so ordered.

POLSTON, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Atwater v. State

Supreme Court of Florida.
Jun 24, 2013
118 So. 3d 219 (Fla. 2013)
Case details for

Atwater v. State

Case Details

Full title:Jeffrey Lee ATWATER, Appellant(s) v. STATE of Florida, Appellee(s).

Court:Supreme Court of Florida.

Date published: Jun 24, 2013

Citations

118 So. 3d 219 (Fla. 2013)

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