Rainey v. State

Clifford Jon Rainey [“Rainey”] appeals the summary denial of his Rule 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

Rainey was charged with second-degree murder. The jury found him guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter with a weapon, and he was sentenced to thirty years incarceration.1 Rainey appealed, but his appeal was dismissed by counsel. The direct appeal was later reinstated, and this court affirmed the judgment and sentence. Rainey v. State, 875 So.2d 684 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).

*634On September 6, 2001, Rainey filed his first 3.850 motion alleging ineffective assistance…