Disinger v. State

Robert Disinger, a criminal defendant presently in custody, petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in failing to argue the violation of petitioner’s right to confront witnesses as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, § 16 of the Florida Constitution. We GRANT the writ and REMAND for a new trial.

Disinger was convicted of three counts of sexual battery and one count of indecent assault. Disinger was sentenced to three concurrent life sentences with a mandatory term of twenty-five years…