Gayle v. State
Gayle v. State
Opinion of the Court
Petitioner, Travius Gayle [“Gayle”], seeks a second appeal, alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. An Anders brief was originally filed in 2009, and this court affirmed the judgment and sentence in 2009. See Gayle v. State, 17 So.3d 1240 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009).
Gayle has raised five claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. There is merit in only one. This is another State v. Montgomery, 39 So.3d 252 (Fla. 2010) fundamental error problem. The trial court gave the standard jury instruction for manslaughter by act, including the erroneous reference to “intent to kill.” Although the Supreme Court’s opinion in Montgomery had not been issued by the time Gayle’s appeal was final on October 7, 2009, the First District’s Montgomery
REVERSED and REMANDED.
. Montgomery v. State, 70 So.3d 603 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009).
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