Robert Winston McDonald v. Louie l.wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida

Robert McDonald, a Florida state prisoner, 1 appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. We affirm in part, and vacate and remand in part.

In the proceedings below the appellant contended that his conviction for robbery is invalid because: (1) he was denied a trial comporting with standards of fundamental fairness due to the total lack of evidence to support his conviction; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; (3) both the prosecutor and the trial judge made prejudicial comments during the course of the trial; and (4) he was denied full appellate…