Opinion ID: 1129443
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Cumulative Effect of Procedural and Substantive Errors

Text: Morris also asserts that the cumulative effect of the procedural and substantive errors deprived him of a fundamentally fair trial. Based on our conclusion that Morris has failed to establish that any of the claims raised on appeal have merit or are not procedurally barred, we determine that Morris was not deprived of a fundamentally fair trial. See Melendez v. State, 718 So.2d 746, 749 (Fla.1998) (concluding that where claims were either meritless or procedurally barred there was no cumulative effect to consider); Johnson v. Singletary, 695 So.2d 263, 267 (Fla.1996) ([B]ecause all issues which were not barred were meritless, we can find no cumulative error.). [15]