Legal Opinion
Chester v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 11, 2001No. 3D00-357PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
782 So.2d 967 (2001)
Michael CHESTER, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D00-357.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 11, 2001.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Sydney P. Smith, Special Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Barbara A. Zappi (Fort Lauderdale), Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and GREEN, JJ.
2Per curiam
In our view, the uncontradicted evidence that Chester's attorney failed to investigate, and to interview and call available witnesses in support of his entirely…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rodriguez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Cabrera v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Ridenour v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
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4Cited by2 opinions
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