Legal Opinion

Leonard v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 29, 1997No. 97-2518Published

1Per curiam

The trial court summarily denied appellant’s motion for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse and remand.

Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder with a firearm, armed robbery with a firearm and aggravated assault with a firearm. He appealed to this court, which affirmed in Leonard v. State, 659 So.2d 1210 (Fla. 4th DCA), rev. dismissed, 666 So.2d 144 (Fla.1995). He then filed the instant timely and verified motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of his trial counsel in faffing to properly challenge the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Leonard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Lewis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  4. Stone v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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