Legal Opinion

Lenton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 17, 1998No. 97-3252Published

1Opinion of the Court

McDONALD, PARKER L., Senior Judge.

We affirm the order denying appellant’s motion, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The first and third claims raised in appellant’s motion are procedurally barred because those issues could have been raised on appeal. The second claim regarding counsel’s failure to contact a witness who would have testified that she shot the victim is facially insufficient. See Kilgore v. State, 631 So.2d 334 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). However, since the time period for filing a rule 3.850 has not expired, our affirmance as to the second claim only is…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Groves v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Kilgore v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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