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13 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1998–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Kokal v. Duggergreen2 sentences2025See Rutherford v. Moore, 774 So. 2d 637, 644 (Fla. 2000) (“The failure to raise meritless claims does not render appellate counsel’s performance ineffective.”); Kokal v. Dugger, 718 So. 2d 138, 142 (Fla. 1998) (“Appellate counsel cannot be faulted for failing to raise a nonmeritorious claim.”). 2 2009See Lawrence v. State, 831 So.2d 121, 135 (Fla.2002); see also Kokal v. Dugger, 718 So.2d 138, 142 (Fla.1998) (“Appellate counsel cannot be faulted for failing to raise a nonmeritorious claim.”). | 7 | 7 |
Lawrence v. Stategreen2 sentences2009See Lawrence v. State, 831 So.2d 121, 135 (Fla.2002); see also Kokal v. Dugger, 718 So.2d 138, 142 (Fla.1998) (“Appellate counsel cannot be faulted for failing to raise a nonmeritorious claim.”). 2009See Lawrence v. State, 831 So.2d 121, 135 (Fla.2002); see also Kokal v. Dugger, 718 So.2d 138, 142 (Fla. 1998) (“Appellate counsel cannot be faulted for failing to raise a nonmeritorious claim.”). | 3 | 3 |
Rutherford v. Mooregreen2 sentences2025See Rutherford v. Moore, 774 So. 2d 637, 644 (Fla. 2000) (“The failure to raise meritless claims does not render appellate counsel’s performance ineffective.”); Kokal v. Dugger, 718 So. 2d 138, 142 (Fla. 1998) (“Appellate counsel cannot be faulted for failing to raise a nonmeritorious claim.”). 2 2001See Rutherford, 774 So.2d at 643 (holding that appellate counsel cannot be deemed ineffective for failing to raise on appeal a nonmeritorious claim). | 2 | 2 |
Chandler v. Duggergreen2 sentences2001See Kokal v. Dugger, 718 So.2d 138, 142 (Fla.1998) ("Appellate counsel cannot be faulted for failing to raise a nonmeritorious claim."); see also Chandler v. Dugger, 634 So.2d 1066 (Fla.1994) (same). 1998Chandler v. State, 634 So.2d 1066 (Fla.1994). | 1 | 2 |
Valle v. Mooregreen1 sentence2015See Valle, 837 So.2d at 908 . | 1 | 1 |
Lugo v. Stategreen1 sentence2011See Lugo v. State, 2 So.3d 1, 21 (Fla.2008). 9. | 1 | 1 |
Peede v. Stategreen1 sentence2011See Peede v. State, 955 So.2d 480, 503 (Fla.2007). 12 IV. | 1 | 1 |
Freeman v. Stategreen1 sentence2002See Freeman v. State, 761 So.2d 1055, 1070-71 (Fla.2000). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.