Legal Opinion
McCray v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided October 9, 1997No. 90305PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
699 So.2d 1366 (1997)
Ervin McCRAY, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, et al., Respondents.
No. 90305.
Supreme Court of Florida.
October 9, 1997.
Patrick C. Rastatter of Glass & Rastatter, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.
No appearance for respondent.
OVERTON, Justice.
Ervin McCray petitions this Court for writ of habeas corpus, asserting a claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(9), Fla. Const. We deny the petition, finding it to be barred by the doctrine of laches.
McCray was convicted of first-degree murder for a 1980 homicide. Initially, he…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- McCray v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
- Remp v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
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- Xiques v. DuggerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
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