McDannold v. State

Robert McDannold appeals the summary denial of his 3.850 postconviction motion. We affirm the trial court’s order and write only to address two issues.

In ground eight of the postconviction motion, appellant argues defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance by not objecting to improper bolstering of the state’s expert witness — Dr. Aruzza. Although the doctor’s reference to the “study” was indeed improper, see Schwarz v. State, 695 So.2d 452, 455 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997), the record attachments provided by the trial judge conclusively refute appellant’s claim that, in the absence of the…