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Simpson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 12, 1985No. 85-424PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

479 So.2d 314 (1985)

Prentiss SIMPSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 85-424.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 12, 1985.

Prentiss Simpson, pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Paula C. Coffman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

SHARP, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order summarily denying Simpson's motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Appellant claims he was denied effective assistance of counsel at both the trial and appellate levels because the trial court failed to instruct on all…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Meeks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  3. Downs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  4. Sireci v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  5. Raulerson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  2. Walker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. Morris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. Whittlesey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

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