Luis A. Pacheco v. Richard Dugger

The appellant, Luis Pacheco, is a Florida prisoner convicted and sentenced on charges of burglary and sexual battery. He filed this petition in the district court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his sentencing under the Florida sentencing guidelines and claiming that he was denied effective assistance of appellate counsel. The district court denied the petition, and Pacheco appeals. On appeal Pacheco makes three arguments. First, he claims that the sentencing guidelines promulgated by the Supreme Court of Florida under which he was sentenced were established through an improper delegation…