Brandon Dowdy v. The State of Florida
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Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed April 24, 2024. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D22-1421 Lower Tribunal No. F15-18110 ________________
Brandon Dowdy, Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida, Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Milton Hirsch, Judge.
Brandon Dowdy, in proper person.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Kayla Heather McNab, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before FERNANDEZ, SCALES and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Franklin v. State, 137 So. 3d 969, 980 (Fla. 2014)
(explaining that the defendant carries the burden to “overcome the
presumption that, under the circumstances, the challenged action might be
considered sound trial strategy”) (citation omitted); see also Dennis v. State,
109 So. 3d 680, 690 (Fla. 2012) (noting that “counsel cannot be deemed
ineffective for failing to make a meritless argument”).
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