Curtis Dukes v. State of Florida

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedMarch 25, 2026
Docket1D2024-2170
StatusPublished

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Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2024-2170 _____________________________

CURTIS DUKES,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Gadsden County. Ronald W. Flury, Judge.

March 25, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Hilton v. State, 326 So. 3d 640, 648 (Fla. 2021) (holding that mere speculation is insufficient to prove prejudice under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984)); Martin-Godinez v. State, 290 So. 3d 144, 146 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020) (“The prejudice prong requires that the defendant demonstrate a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.”).

RAY, M.K. THOMAS, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, Tyler K. Payne and Megan L. Long, Assistant Public Defenders, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Robert C. Lee, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

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Strickland v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 (Supreme Court, 1984)

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