Supreme Court of Florida· 6/28/2007

Willacy v. State

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967 So. 2d 131
2007 WL 1836848

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holding counsel was not ineffective for failing to make a futile objeetion
denying motion for DNA testing under statute imposing reasonable probability standard when state presented “plethora of other evidence upon which the jury could have based its decision in convicting [the defendant] of [the victim’s] murder”
“An ineffective assistance claim does not arise from the failure to present mitigating evidence where that evidence presents a double-edged sword.”
“A magistrate’s determination should be accorded a presumption of correctness and not disturbed absent a clear demonstration that the issuing magistrate abused his discretion.”
“counsel is not ineffective for failing to make a futile objection”
affirming the denial of postconviction relief

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