Legal Opinion

Knight v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 6, 1993No. 92-04422PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

611 So.2d 602 (1993)

Jerry L. KNIGHT, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 92-04422.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 6, 1993.

2Per curiam

Jerry Knight appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief. We reverse.

Though the motion is couched in terms of ineffective assistance of counsel, Knight actually complains that his 1991 no contest plea was involuntary. Knight was on parole from a 1977 sentence when he committed the three offenses involved in this case. He alleges that he was assured any sentences for these three crimes would run concurrently with…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  2. Ramos v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

4Cited by5 opinions

  1. Pearson v. MooreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Obaya v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  4. JAY LARSON v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  5. Drake v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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