King v. State

The defendant filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. He alleged ineffectiveness of appellate counsel in failing to challenge the sufficiency of evidence to support the battery on a law enforcement officer conviction in his direct appeal.1 While habeas corpus is the correct vehicle for reviewing appellate counsel’s effectiveness, the defendant cannot show that failure to raise this claim was either deficient performance or prejudicial. Dennis v. State, 109 So.3d 680 (Fla.2012).

*109Section 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (2008), prohibits the use of force to resist either arrest or the execution…