Legal Opinion

Holmes v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 17, 2006No. 3D05-2359Published

1Opinion of the Court

ROTHENBERG, Judge.

The defendant, Roosevelt Holmes, Jr. (“Holmes”), appeals the trial court’s order entered on August 30, 2005, denying his motion for postconviction relief, finding that the motion was procedurally barred because the motion was either successive and/or the claims raised in the motion could have been raised on direct appeal. As we conclude that claims # 1, # 2 and *62#4 could have been raised on direct appeal, we affirm the denial of the defendant’s motion regarding these claims. As to the remaining claims we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing, as they are neither…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  3. Steinhorst v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  4. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. Holmes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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