Strickland v. State

In his Rule 3.850 motion for post conviction relief, appellant alleged that trial counsel was ineffective in failing to make an objection adequate to preserve an issue concerning the admissibility of expert psychological testimony to the effect that a child exhibited symptoms consistent with child sexual abuse syndrome. At the time appellant’s trial took place, the admissibility issue had been certified to the supreme court. See Hadden v. State, 690 So.2d 573 (Fla.1997), Irving v. State, 705 So.2d 1021 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998), On direct appeal, appellate counsel filed an Anders brief, and this…