Ford v. Wainwright

Pursuant to the opinion of this court rendered June 4,1982, 415 So.2d 76, an eviden-tiary hearing was conducted before the Honorable John J. Crews, as court-appointed commissioner, for the purpose of making findings of facts and conclusions of law, together with recommendations on the question of whether or not attorney Futch’s failure to file an appeal of petitioner’s criminal conviction constituted ineffective assistance of counsel depriving petitioner of his fundamental right to appeal.

Judge Crews found that attorney Futch was retained at a reasonable fee of $150 to represent petitioner at…