Legal Opinion

Styron v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 26, 1999No. 98-2498Published

1Per curiam

Troy Edward Styron challenges the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. Competent and substantial evidence was adduced at the eviden-tiary hearing held upon remand from this court, see Styron v. State, 693 So.2d 1144 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997), to support the trial court’s finding that trial counsel did not guarantee that an armed robbery conviction would be overturned on appeal. Furthermore, given this court’s decision in Jackson v. State, 662 So.2d 1369 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995), we find the failure of Styron’s trial counsel…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. Styron v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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