Stevens v. State

947 So.2d 1227 (2007)

Marquell L. STEVENS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D05-6156.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 26, 2007.

John E. Swisher, St. Petersburg (withdrew after briefing); James W. O'Neill, Jr., Gulfport (substituted as counsel of record), for Appellant.

KELLY, Judge.

In December 2003, Marquell L. Stevens filed a timely, properly sworn motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 alleging five claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Stevens' motion recited the facts on which he was relying, and it…