Ferguson v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
We affirm the summary denial of appellant’s motion for postconviction relief from his convictions for burglary of a dwelling and grand theft. Although he raises multiple claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and other errors, all can be disposed of as a matter of law.
Several of his claims involve his major contention that a detective provided perjured testimony. Under Giglio v. U.S., 405 U.S. 150, 153-54, 92 S.Ct. 763, 766, 31 L.Ed.2d 104 (1972), knowing use of perjured testimony at trial deprives a criminal defendant of due process if the testimony *897is otherwise harmful. However,…
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