Legal Opinion

Harrison v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 6, 1990No. 90-01135PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

562 So.2d 827 (1990)

James HARRISON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 90-01135.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 6, 1990.

2Per curiam

James Harrison appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief. We reverse.

A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is based upon an alleged failure to seek suppression of Harrison's confession to numerous armed robberies. Harrison claims he confessed while so thoroughly under the influence of crack cocaine that he was unable to understand the constitutional rights he was waiving. As a general rule, intoxicants or…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  3. Reddish v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  4. Campbell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  5. Perez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

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4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Cox v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Rappaport v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
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  4. Cook v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Pinellas County)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2021
  5. George v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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