Haye v. State

ANTOON, Judge.

Howard B. Haye (defendant) petitioned this court to issue a writ of habeas corpus allowing him to file a belated appeal. As grounds for the petition, defendant alleged his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise certain issues on direct appeal. We deny the petition because defendant’s claims are without merit.

In June 1990, defendant broke into an Orlando motel room and sexually battered and robbed two female tourists before fleeing in their car. As a result of his crimes, defendant was convicted of two counts of sexual battery with a firearm,1 two counts of…