COLLINS v. STATE

No. 4D08-273.

4 So.3d 1249 (2009)

William Arthur COLLINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Morris of the Law Offices of Paul Morris, P.A., Miami, and Barry S. Greff of the Law Offices of Barry S. Greff, P.A., Weston, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melanie Dale Surber, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STEVENSON, J.

In this appeal, William Arthur Collins challenges the trial court's denial of his rule 3.850 claims that trial counsel was ineffective in failing to seek suppression of his statement to police and in connection with the entry of his plea. To prevail in a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the defendant must establish (1) that "`counsel's performance was deficient,'" i.e., that "`counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness...

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