Legal Opinion

Saunders v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 21, 1998No. 97-1364PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Appellant asserted in his motion for post conviction relief and amendment to that motion several claims of ineffective assistance of his trial counsel, denial of the right to testify, double jeopardy and illegal habitual offender sentencing. The trial court summarily de*225nied post conviction relief as to all of the grounds asserted.

We affirm as to the claims of denial of the right to testify, double jeopardy and illegal habitual offender sentencing, but reverse and remand on certain claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 104 S.Ct.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Groover v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Munoz v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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