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Morris v. State

Citations

  • 931 So. 2d 821
  • 2006 WL 1027108

How courts have described this case

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  • denying claim based on cumulative error where the individual claims making up the cumulative claim were either procedurally barred or without merit
  • denying claim based on cumulative error where the individual claims making up the cumulative claim were either procedurally barred or without merit
  • denying claim based on cumulative error where the individual claims making up the cumulative claim were either procedurally barred or without merit
  • rejecting a habeas claim as procedurally barred when trial counsel did not object in the lower court
  • to establish a claim of ineffective assistance, “the defendant must show that counsel’s performance was deficient” (emphasis supplied
  • “We need not determine whether there was deficient performance because we conclude that any failure to advise Morris that he had the right to testify during the penalty phase does not undermine our confidence in the death sentence and thus did not prejudice Morris.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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