Brown v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINTON, Judge.
Appellant appeals the trial court’s summary denial of her motion for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We reverse and remand. In her motion, appellant alleged ineffective assistance of counsel in that her attorney failed to call certain defense witnesses to impeach the credibility of the State’s sole witness against appellant. She attached affidavits of two witnesses, in which they stated that they had personal knowledge of the State’s witness’s reputation for being untruthful and they had so informed defense counsel.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- Swain v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Blanco v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987