Legal Opinion

Richardson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 4, 1998No. 97-2490PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Judge.

Richardson, after pleading to various charges pursuant to a negotiated agreement with the State and after being sentenced in accordance with such plea, did not appeal but subsequently filed a 3.850 motion for relief because of ineffective assistance of counsel. He first argues that the court erred in not providing him counsel to represent him in this matter. There is nothing about this case that indicates the court abused its discretion in not appointing counsel in this post-trial matter. See Graham v. State, 372 So.2d 1363 (Fla.1979).

The court conducted an evidentiary hearing…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Graham v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Toliver v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Griffin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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