Legal Opinion
Davis Dorvil v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 19, 2016No. 15-13722UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Davis Dorvil, a Florida prisoner convicted of second-degree murder who proceeds with counsel, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On appeal, Petitioner argues that his appellate counsel was ineffective because counsel failed to argue on appeal that the state trial court committed fundamental error when it instructed the jury that the lesser-included offense of manslaughter included as an element a showing of intent. After careful review, we affirm,
I. BACKGROUND
A. State Criminal Conviction and…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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