Legal Opinion

Blair v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 18, 2009No. 2D07-5268Published

1Opinion of the Court

VILLANTI, Judge.

Amos Blair appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The postconviction court summarily denied three of Blair’s claims and denied the fourth after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm the denial of claims one, two, and four without discussion. However, as to ground three, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Blair was charged with one count of lewd molestation for events that occurred in January 2000. He was convicted after a jury trial and sentenced to ten years in prison followed by five…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Spera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  3. Young v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  4. Prieto v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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