Henry Martin Steiger v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC20-1404 ____________ HENRY MARTIN STEIGER, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. November 10, 2021 LAWSON, J. We accepted review of the First District Court of Appeal’s decision in Steiger v. State,

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(Fla. 1st DCA 2020), because it expressly and directly conflicts with decisions of the Second and Fourth District Courts of Appeal in Howard v. State,

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(Fla. 2d DCA 2020), and Kruse v. State,

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(Fla. 4th DCA 2017), concerning whether appellate courts may address the merits of unpreserved claims of ineffective…