Wallace v. State of Florida
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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.
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