Legal Opinion

Woods v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 24, 2014No. 2D13-4722Published

1Per curiam

Angela Woods appeals the summary denial of her motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm the denial of ground one without comment. Because the postconviction court erred in summarily denying ground two of Woods’ motion, we reverse and remand.

In ground two, Woods alleged that her counsel was ineffective for failing to impeach Detective Vince Newman with a pri- or inconsistent statement. At trial, Detective Newman testified he went undercover to a house to purchase Roxicodone from someone named Angie in a deal set up by a confidential…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Cardona v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  3. Bentley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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