Legal Opinion

Riley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 30, 2003No. 2D02-2802PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

851 So.2d 811 (2003)

Lukely RILEY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D02-2802.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 30, 2003.

SILBERMAN, Judge.

Lukely Riley appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction DNA testing filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.853. Because Riley's motion adequately alleged a basis for DNA testing of certain items, and the limited record before us does not support the summary denial of the motion, we reverse.

In 1976, Riley was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder. During the trial, the State allegedly…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. King v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  2. Zollman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  3. Knighten v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Schofield v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  2. Carter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  3. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  4. Reddick v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. Collins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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