Sanders v. Singletary

Derrik Sanders petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his appellate counsel was ineffective. We have jurisdiction, Knight v. State, 394 So.2d 997 (Fla.1981).

Petitioner was tried and convicted of two counts of resisting arrest with violence. The only issue presented by the public defender in a direct appeal to this court concerned a sentencing guidelines departure. This court found the argument to be without merit and affirmed the judgment and sentences. Sanders v. State, 684 So.2d 1356 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). Petitioner contends that, while two law enforcement officers…