Legal Opinion

MacArthur v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 25, 1999No. 99-1297Published

1Per curiam

Affirmed. Christopher v. State, 489 So.2d 22, 24 (Fla.1986)(“It is well established that a court may refuse to address those issues contained in a motion for post-conviction relief that were raised on direct appeal or could have been raised on direct appeal”), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 1077, 108 S.Ct. 1057, 98 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1988); Duncan v. State, 728 So.2d 1237 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); MacArthur v. State, 668 So.2d 692 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Anderson v. State, 467 So.2d 781 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) (holding that trial counsel is not deemed ineffective bécause of strategic decisions made during trial).

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Christopher v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Lake Havasu City v. Rancho Disposal Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Anderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. Duncan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  5. MacArthur v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996