Supreme Court of Florida· 1/19/2006

Rodriguez v. State

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919 So. 2d 1252
2005 WL 1243475

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holding that issues were procedurally barred because they should have been, but were not, raised on direct appeal
stating that claims that could have been raised on direct appeal cannot be relitigated under the guise of ineffective assistance of counsel
noting that “[l]itigants have no standing [or right] to enforce internal court policy”
rejecting claim that the standard jury instruction impermissibly shifts the burden to the defense to prove that death is not the appropriate sentence
affirming the trial court's denial of a motion for postconviction relief even though a mental health expert testified that the defendant's mental age was seven years
finding defendant’s lack of cooperation limited counsel’s performance, undermining his allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel

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Judges: Per Curiam

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