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Munoz v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 2, 2011
61 So. 3d 1152 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

Opinion

No. 3D11-452.

April 6, 2011. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 2, 2011.

A case of original jurisdiction — Habeas Corpus.

Leonel Munoz, in proper person.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for respondent.

Before RAMIREZ, C.J., and SUAREZ and LAGOA, JJ.


Leonel Munoz seeks habeas corpus relief based on appellate counsel's ineffective assistance in failing to raise a fundamental error claim, pursuant to State v. Montgomery, 39 So.3d 252 (Fla. 2010). Based on our prior decisions in Cubelo v. State, 41 So.3d 263 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010), Daniels v. State, 46 So.3d 630 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010), and Guerra v. State, 44 So.3d 226 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010), we deny the motion. Where the jury was instructed on both manslaughter by act and manslaughter by culpable negligence, there was no fundamental error requiring a reversal of the petitioner's conviction. See Daniels, 46 So.3d at 630.

Habeas corpus denied.


Summaries of

Munoz v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 2, 2011
61 So. 3d 1152 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)
Case details for

Munoz v. State

Case Details

Full title:Leonel MUNOZ, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jun 2, 2011

Citations

61 So. 3d 1152 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)