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GARY E. COCHRAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D10-545

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GARY E. COCHRAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D10-545 DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT Opinion filed October 29, 2010. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINEDAppeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Pasco County; Pat Siracusa, Judge. DAVIS, Judge. Gary E. Cochran challenges the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Cochran raised numerous claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in the motion. We affirm without comment the summary denial of all but one claim.1 Page 2 Cochran was indicted for first-degree murder. The State sought the death penalty; however, Cochran entered a negotiated plea to the charge in exchange for a sentence of life imprisonment...continue to full post

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