Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed April 4, 2018.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D16-2386
Lower Tribunal No. 09-20114
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Raul Jesus Mari,
Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(3) from the
Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Rodolfo A. Ruiz, Judge.
Richard C. Klugh, P.A., and Richard C. Klugh, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Jeffrey R. Geldens, Assistant
Attorney General, for appellee.
Before LAGOA, LOGUE and SCALES, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
After conducting an evidentiary hearing on Appellant Raul Jesus Mari’s
motion for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, the trial
court entered a thorough and detailed order specifically identifying how each of
Mari’s claims were refuted either by the record or by the testimony provided at the
evidentiary hearing. Because the trial court correctly applied the Strickland1
standard, and because each of the trial court’s factual findings are supported by
competent substantial evidence, we affirm. See Rojas v. State,
922 So. 2d 350, 352
(Fla. 3d DCA 2006) (“A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is a mixed
question of law and fact. The trial court’s factual findings and credibility
determinations are afforded deference and if supported by competent, substantial
evidence, will not be disturbed on appeal.”).
Affirmed.
1 Strickland v. Washington,
466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984).
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