Legal Opinion
Betts v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 14, 2001No. 1D01-0388PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
792 So.2d 589 (2001)
Derek Brian BETTS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D01-0388.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
August 14, 2001.
Pro se, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
BROWNING, J.
Derek B. Betts (Appellant) appeals the trial court's order summarily denying his timely, sworn amended motion for post-conviction relief. His voluminous motion alleged 14 claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, including numerous sub-issues. To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, Appellant had to show both that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- Cherry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Gorham v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- Upshaw v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
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