Legal Opinion

Westley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 8, 2005No. 2D04-4491PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

903 So.2d 312 (2005)

William E. WESTLEY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D04-4491.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 8, 2005.

CASANUEVA, Judge.

William Westley appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse and remand.

Westley's rule 3.850 motion alleges four ineffective assistance of counsel claims, but the trial court dismissed the motion as untimely. Westley's judgment and sentence were entered on March 11, 2002. Although Westley did not file a direct appeal, his time…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Haag v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  3. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Valencia v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gisi v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  2. Cunniff v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  3. Armstrong v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  4. Thompson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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