Case Name: Thomas WARREN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-08-07
Citations: 825 So. 2d 999
Docket Number: No. 4D02-212
Parties: Thomas WARREN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: STONE, WARNER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 825
Pages: 999–999

Head Matter:
Thomas WARREN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D02-212.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 7, 2002.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 30, 2002.
Thomas Warren, Orlando, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court's order denying appellant's motion for postconviction relief. Appellant contends that his counsel was ineffective in failing to investigate the case, failing to move to suppress evidence seized in a search, and failing to take depositions or prepare for trial. He attaches a letter from counsel indicating that appellant's father retained counsel for the sole purpose of negotiating a plea. Therefore, the record suggests that counsel failed to investigate the case. However, he has not shown how counsel's various failures would have resulted in the prejudice required under the analysis of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 686-87, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984).
We commend the trial court for its thorough analysis of each of the issues in this case, which has facilitated our review.
Affirmed.
STONE, WARNER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.