Legal Opinion
Helms v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 4, 1991No. 90-02951PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
573 So.2d 116 (1991)
Bobby J. HELMS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-02951.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
January 4, 1991.
2Per curiam
Bobby Helms appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief. We reverse.
The two issues presented in Helms's motion, ineffective assistance of counsel and involuntary plea of no contest, are interrelated. Helms alleges that he was persuaded to enter the plea after the trial court denied his motion to suppress confession. His desire was to preserve the suppression issue for appellate review. However, the state refused to…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
- Newbold v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
- Gullo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
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