U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2023

Harrison Garcia v. United States

Harrison Garcia v. United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided June 26, 2023

Harrison Garcia v. United States

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 22-10792 Document: 57-1 Date Filed: 06/26/2023 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-10792 ____________________ HARRISON GARCIA, Petitioner-Appellant, versus UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent-Appellee.

____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 1:21-cv-21513-PAS ____________________ Before WILSON, NEWSOM, and LAGOA, Circuit Judges.

USCA11 Case: 22-10792 Document: 57-1 Date Filed: 06/26/2023 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 22-10792 PER CURIAM: Harrison Garcia appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. In his submis- sions to this court, Garcia raises—or purports to raise—a multitude of claims. The bulk of Garcia’s appeal alleges that his pre-trial and trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in violation of Strick- land v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984). Garcia contends that his counsel fell short of the constitutional mark by failing to secure wit- nesses, delaying requests for continuances, providing unsound ad- vice regarding a mid-trial plea offer, inviting prejudicial comments from a witness, declining to challenge evidence of social media posts and controlled drug purchases, and neglecting to marshal an entrapment defense. Garcia also argues that the cumulative effect of these errors undermined the reliability of his trial and warrants relief. Finally, Garcia claims that the district court violated his due process rights by denying two motions for continuances of suppres- sion hearings.

Having carefully reviewed the record on appeal and with the benefit of oral argument, we find no reversible error in the district court’s meticulously drafted order. Accordingly, we affirm the de- nial of Garcia’s § 2255 motion.

AFFIRMED.

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