Quinten Walden v. State

On Remand from the Florida Supreme Court

The Florida Supreme Court has remanded this matter for reconsideration in light of Williams v. State, 123 So.3d 23 (Fla.2013). We conclude that appellate counsel did not provide ineffective assistance in the direct appeal. Counsel argued the fundamental error in the attempted voluntary manslaughter jury instruction, moved for rehearing and certification of the issue, and asked this Court to provide a citation to Williams v. State, 40 So.3d 72 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). In the direct appeal, we affirmed this issue without comment and did not provide a…