Maugeri v. State

Following the affirmance of the appellant’s conviction, see Maugeri v. State, 460 So.2d 975 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984), the appellant filed a Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure motion alleging ineffectiveness of counsel for a number of reasons. The trial court conducted an evidentiary hearing and subsequently denied the relief sought.1 This appeal ensued.

The principal point urged for reversal is the failure of the trial counsel to present a requested jury instruction on self-defense or independent causation. It is true that no such instructions were requested, but we do not find that…