William James Deparvine v. State of Florida – Revised Opinion

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Deparvine’s initial postconviction motion and denied his habeas petition. It held that the alleged trial-counsel deficiencies either reflected reasonable strategic decisions, were unpreserved or meritless, or failed to establish prejudice, and that the constitutional and cumulative-error claims likewise afforded no relief. The court also held that the asserted appellate-counsel errors were either previously litigated on direct appeal or did not establish deficient performance and prejudice.