Legal Opinion

Cole v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 2, 2010No. 2D08-4538PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Judge.

Norman J. Cole appeals the order denying his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse the postconviction court’s summary denial of grounds one, two, three, and seven as facially insufficient. We affirm without comment the postconviction court’s denial of all other claims for relief.

In grounds one and two of his motion, Mr. Cole asserted that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance because of conflicts of interest. However, Mr. Cole did not allege the existence of an actual conflict or that his interests were…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. Deck v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. Clayton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  5. Ezell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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