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Collier v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 1, 1995
651 So. 2d 229 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Opinion

No. 93-3634.

March 1, 1995.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Bay County, Don Sirmons, J.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Carol Ann Turner, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Amelia L. Beisner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


Appellant's court-appointed counsel has filed a brief in accordance with the dictates of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), stating that upon review of the statement of judicial acts to be reviewed filed by appellant's trial counsel, and after research and analysis of applicable law, counsel is unable to argue in good faith that reversible error occurred in the trial court. Although authorized to do so, appellant has not filed a brief on his own behalf.

Our independent review of the record in accordance with State v. Causey, 503 So.2d 321 (Fla. 1987), has disclosed no error warranting reversal of the judgment and sentencing disposition in this cause. Although the record reflects appellant was dissatisfied with the services of his court-appointed counsel, each time the trial court conducted an inquiry into appellant's complaints, appellant agreed to his attorney's continued representation. Appellant's remedy, if any, is to raise his ineffective assistance of counsel claims in a motion for post-conviction relief, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.

Accordingly, this cause is affirmed without prejudice to appellant's right to file a rule 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief.

JOANOS, LAWRENCE and BENTON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Collier v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 1, 1995
651 So. 2d 229 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)
Case details for

Collier v. State

Case Details

Full title:TRACY L. COLLIER, A/K/A WALTER L. BUFFKIN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Mar 1, 1995

Citations

651 So. 2d 229 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)