Delmer Smith v. State of Florida

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Smith's amended postconviction motion. It held that Smith failed to establish ineffective assistance because the challenged suppression omissions did not prejudice him, counsel's cell-phone strategy was reasonable, the proposed new-trial motion lacked a viable basis, and Smith's own interference undermined the mitigation claim. The court also held that Smith's cell-phone search claim was procedurally barred and that his prior violent felony convictions satisfied the applicable capital-sentencing requirements.