Legal Opinion
Spencer v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 16, 1980No. SS-260PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
389 So.2d 652 (1980)
Lucion SPENCER a/K/a Leroy Johnson, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. SS-260.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
June 16, 1980.
Rehearing Denied August 18, 1980.
Lucion Spencer, in pro. per., for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.
2Per curiam
Appellant's Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, motion alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, denial of his right to appeal, and insufficiency of the evidence was properly denied.
Florida law is clear that one may not attack the competency of privately retained counsel, Cappetta v. Wainwright, 203 So.2d…
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hoffman v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Hollingshead v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
- Meeks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- State v. DwyerSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
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4Cited by14 opinions
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