Legal Opinion

Christopher v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 5, 1986No. 66991PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

489 So.2d 22 (1986)

William D. CHRISTOPHER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 66991.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 5, 1986.

Thomas R. Bolf of Ruden, Barnett, McClosky, Schuster and Russel, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and William E. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

William D. Christopher appeals the trial court's denial of his second motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The trial court denied relief on a strictly procedural basis, finding that Christopher's motion amounted to an…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Sireci v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Hall v. BlakeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. McCrae v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  5. Combs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981

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3Cited by66 opinions

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