State v. Comesana

WELLS, Judge.

The state appeals an order granting Damian Comesana’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel and ordering a new trial. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850. To demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel, a claimant for postconviction relief must show that his counsel’s performance was deficient and that there is a reasonable probability that counsel’s deficient performance affected the outcome of the trial. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); Chandler v. State, 848 So.2d 1031, 1035 (Fla.2003).1 We conclude that the Comesana failed…