Legal Opinion

Austin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 9, 2016No. 2D15-5703PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KHOUZAM, Judge.

Phillip L. Austin, Jr., appeals the post-conviction court’s order denying his motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. In his motion, Austin alleged eleven grounds for relief. Following a hearing on some of the grounds, the postconviction court entered an order denying the motion in its entirety. We affirm the denial of grounds one through ten without comment. However, as to ground eleven, we reverse.

In ground eleven, Austin alleged counsel was ineffective for failing to move for a judgment of acquittal on one of Austin’s two robbery with a firearm charges.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. Sears v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Termitus v. Secretary, Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2017

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