Legal Opinion

Yeager v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 20, 1987No. BS-288PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MILLS, Judge.

Yeager appeals the summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 3.850, Fla.R.Crim.P., in which he alleged ineffective assistance of counsel, imposition of an illegal sentence exceeding the recommended guidelines range, and coercion of his guilty plea by threats and misinformation. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

A defendant making an allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel must first allege a specific omission or overt act upon which his claim is based. Knight v. State, 394 So.2d 997,1001 (Fla.1981). If he fails to do so, the motion is…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Dutton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. Finney v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  5. Sims v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bland v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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