Wingate v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Wingate’s convictions and sentence after independently reviewing his two appellate claims and the record under the no-merit procedure. It held that removing the allegedly false statement from the arrest-warrant affidavit still left sufficient information to establish probable cause, and that Wingate waived and could not show prejudice from the claimed discovery violation concerning the passenger’s DVD. The court also concluded that appellate counsel had conscientiously examined the record and that the appeal was wholly without merit.