Legal Opinion

Blanca v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 15, 2002No. 5D02-2747PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, W., J.

Blanca appeals from the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We find that all but one of the grounds asserted by Blanca are without merit. See Floyd v. State, 808 So.2d 175 (Fla.2002); Smith v. State, 742 So.2d 352, 355 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999); Issac v. State, 767 So.2d 1280 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000).

With regard to Blanca’s claim that his counsel was ineffective for not interviewing *261and subpoenaing witnesses who could provide him with an alibi, this claim could have merited a hearing. He alleges he gave his counsel the names and addresses…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Floyd v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  2. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. Issac v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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