Legal Opinion

Samuel Connely v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 16, 2016No. Case 5D16-2217PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, J.

Appellant, Samuel Connely, appeals the postconviction court’s order denying his motion for relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Appellant alleged eight grounds in his motion— each asserting ineffective assistance of counsel. The postconviction court summarily denied all of Appellant’s claims. Grounds 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are conclusively refuted by the portions of the record that the postcon-viction court attached to its order. Appellant did not address Ground 8 in his brief; therefore, it is deemed abandoned. See Ward v. State, 19 So.3d 1060, 1060 (Fla. 5th DCA…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hazuri v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
  2. Ward v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. Frasilus v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  4. Roper v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Percy Wilson, Jr. v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2026

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