Vagner v. Wainwright

BOYD, Justice.

This cause is before the Court on petition of a state prisoner for writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(6), Fla.Const.

Petitioner Richard Vagner was convicted of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and two counts of kidnapping. He was sentenced to four three-year prison terms, to be served concurrently. Vagner sought a writ of habeas corpus from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, claiming that his privately retained attorney rendered ineffective legal assistance at trial. The court granted respondent’s motion to dismiss…