Opinion ID: 1863013
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Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Claim VI. Summary Denial of Claims

Text: Johnson contends that the circuit court erred in summarily denying eighteen claims in his 3.850 motion. [7] We find no error in the circuit court's order. The court properly found eight of these claims to be procedurally barred because they were raised or could have been raised on direct appeal, see Valle v. State, 705 So.2d 1331, 1335 (Fla.1997), and three to be duplicative of issues raised elsewhere in the brief. [8] Three claims were issues that should have been raised on direct appeal but were recast as an ineffective assistance of counsel claim. The circuit court found that the substantive portion of these claims could have been raised on direct appeal or were raised on direct appeal, and after setting forth analysis, the court appropriately found the portion of the claim regarding ineffective assistance of counsel to be without merit. [9] Of those remaining, claims 1, 3, and 7 were not summarily denied but were supported with record citation or analysis. Additionally, claim 25 regarding jury misconduct was properly found to be facially insufficient to warrant relief because Johnson failed to make any factual allegations that would support relief. Judge Bentley's order sets forth his rationale for rejecting Johnson's claims, which conclusively shows that Johnson is not entitled to relief. See Hoffman v. State, 571 So.2d 449, 450 (Fla. 1990).