Christopher J. Thorpe vs State of Florida

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-5212 _____________________________ CHRISTOPHER J. THORPE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. William L. Gary, Judge. July 21, 2020 ON MOTION FOR REHEARING AND MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF A WRITTEN OPINION PER CURIAM. We deny Christopher J. Thorpe’s motion for rehearing, but we grant his motion for issuance of a written opinion. We withdraw our opinion issued on June 2, 2020, and substitute the following opinion in its place: AFFIRMED. See Schoenwetter v. State, 46 So. 3d 535, 554 (Fla. 2010) (“Reasonable decisions regarding trial strategy, made after deliberation by a claimant’s trial attorneys in which available alternatives have been considered and rejected, do not constitute deficient performance under Strickland.”); see also Bruno v. State, 807 So. 2d 55, 68 (Fla. 2001) (“Counsel’s performance in this case may not have been perfect, but it did not fall below the required standard.”). ROBERTS, ROWE, and BILBREY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Michael Ufferman of Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Steven E. Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. 2

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