Wallace v. State of Florida

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2024-3343 _____________________________

DEMETRIS WALLACE,

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

July 23, 2025

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. See Mack v. State, 380 So. 3d 1248, 1248-49 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024) (“There simply cannot be a cognizable claim for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in this situation . . . . Under this mandated [Anders] process, an affirmance by the appellate court in essence is the court’s determination that the appellant has received his constitutionally guaranteed right to effective assistance from [appellate] counsel.”).

ROBERTS, KELSEY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur. _____________________________

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

Demetris Wallace, pro se, Petitioner.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.