Legal Opinion
Dames v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 13, 2002No. 2D00-4306PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
807 So.2d 756 (2002)
Joseph A. DAMES, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D00-4306.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
February 13, 2002.
Loren D. Rhoton of Rhoton & Hayman, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard M. Fishkin, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
BLUE, Chief Judge.
Joseph A. Dames timely appeals the denial of his postconviction relief motion alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. In Mr. Dames' trial for first-degree murder, defense counsel relied on a theory of self-defense but failed to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- Hoffman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- Cabrera v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Dames v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
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3Cited by4 opinions
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