Pablo Ibar, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee; Pablo Ibar, Petitioner, v. Julie L. Jones

Summary

The court reversed the denial of postconviction relief and ordered a new trial because trial counsel performed deficiently by failing to present a facial-identification expert, and that failure undermined confidence in the verdict given the weak physical evidence and the centrality of identification. The court did not reach Ibar's remaining postconviction and habeas claims because the ineffective-assistance claim independently required relief. QUINCE, J., dissenting, joined by CANADY, J., agreed that counsel was deficient but would have found no prejudice and affirmed.