Supreme Court of Florida· 6/1/2006

Raleigh v. State

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932 So. 2d 1054
2006 WL 1491446

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recognizing a \narrow exception to th[e] general procedural bar\ of allowing an Ake v. Oklahoma , 470 U.S. 68 , 105 S.Ct. 1087 , 84 L.Ed.2d 53 (1985
“Dr. Bordini’s testimony did not establish that Dr. Upson missed any clear indications of mental retardation or organic brain damage, thereby rendering Dr. Up-son’s evaluation ‘grossly insufficient’ under Sireci”
“[C]ounsel cannot be deemed deficient for failing to make a meritless objection.”
“[Cjounsel cannot be deemed deficient for failing to make a meritless objection.”
“[D]efense counsel cannot be deemed deficient for failing to make a meritless objection.”
“Because an Ake-type claim rests on a denial of a defendant’s right to due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, it generally is procedurally barred on postconviction review because it should have been presented on direct appeal.” (citation omitted)

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