HOLMES v. STATE

No. 3D22-1363.

355 So.3d 974 (2023)

Derrick HOLMES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion Filed January 25, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Derrick Holmes, in proper person.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, and Richard L. Polin , Chief Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before LOGUE, LINDSEY, and MILLER, JJ.


In this appeal of a denial of a motion under Rule 3.850 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, we affirm on all claims except the first. Appellant's first claim, namely that his lawyer was ineffective for failing to raise an insanity defense, failed to assert a legally sufficient claim. Accordingly, while the trial court properly denied...

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