White v. State

Gary White appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion for postconviction relief following an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

In 2010, White filed a motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. In his motion, White claimed, inter alia, that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to investigate and present defense witnesses at trial. The trial judge summarily denied the motion as legally insufficient. On appeal, we reversed the trial court’s summary denial, holding that, where the motion is legally insufficient as pled, the…