Legal Opinion

McPherson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 6, 2001No. 2D00-2996Published

1Opinion of the Court

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Ira McPherson challenges the orders of the trial court denying his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm the trial court’s denial of all the grounds in McPherson’s motion except for his fourth ground wherein McPherson alleged counsel was ineffective for failing to call a witness at trial. Neither of the trial court’s orders specifically addressed this ground. Because McPherson presented a facially sufficient *105claim, we reverse the trial court’s order as it applies to ground four and remand for further proceedings. If the trial court again…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Anderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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