Jessie v. State

Jessie appeals the trial court’s order which summarily denied his post-conviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. He seeks to challenge his convictions of robbery, burglary of a dwelling with assault or battery, kidnapping and grand theft of a motor vehicle. We affirm.

Jessie first argues his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to present certain character and expert witnesses whose testimony would allegedly have led the jury to acquit him. They were witnesses who would have testified Jessie had a drug abuse problem and often earned money as a…