Ronny A. Zamora v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Dept. Of Corrections

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• concluding that counsel’s failure to initiate plea bargaining did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel
• rejecting claim that defense counsel was ineffective because he “failed to plea bargain,” recognizing that “the state did not offer ... a plea bargain, and counsel cannot force the state to plea bargain”
• no actual conflict and no adverse effect on allegation that attorney was more interested in publicity than obtaining an acquittal
• failure to move to suppress a confession was not prejudicial where “the state had abundant evidence (including other confessions) at its disposal with which to obtain a conviction”

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