Legal Opinion
Owens v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 29, 1985No. 85-11PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
463 So.2d 408 (1985)
Antonio OWENS, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 85-11.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
January 29, 1985.
Antonio Owens, in pro. per.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
2Per curiam
The defendant filed a motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel, stating:
My lawyer refused to let me testify in my own defense and did not object to the jury instructions which stated I had the burden of proof.
It appears that the…
3Cases cited3 opinions
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