Lynn v. State

Willie B. Lynn appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. In his motion Lynn alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective because he failed to investigate or call three witnesses, who Lynn named, and who would have testified that Lynn was with them at another location when the armed robbery, for which he was convicted, occurred. If true, this allegation might entitle Lynn to postconviction relief. See Young v. State, 511 So.2d 735 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). The trial court, however, denied the motion without an…