Legal Opinion

Ranaldson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 25, 1996No. 95-3102PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

672 So.2d 564 (1996)

James L. RANALDSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 95-3102.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 25, 1996.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1996.

Appellant, pro se.

No appearance by the state.

WOLF, Judge.

Ranaldson challenges a denial of his rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. We find that the trial court improperly summarily denied the motion, and we reverse.

On June 9, 1995, the appellant filed a motion for postconviction relief, with a 48-page memorandum of law. The issues addressed by the appellant in his motion and memorandum were (1) that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McCrae v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  3. Roth v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. Ames v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  5. Hampton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Cabrera v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Browning v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  3. Bryant v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  4. Robinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  5. Mitchell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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