Pinkney Carter, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of postconviction relief, rejecting both claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. It held that counsel reasonably investigated mental-health mitigation and chose a humanizing penalty-phase strategy, and that Carter failed to show either deficient performance or prejudice. It also held that counsel was not ineffective for failing to seek a change of venue because the record showed that an impartial jury was selected and no reasonable basis existed for granting such a motion.