Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 24, 2015No. 15-0559Published

1Opinion of the CourtEmas, J.

Devin Robinson appeals from the trial court’s summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm without further discussion the trial court’s denial of claims Three and Four as listed in Mr. Robinson’s motion. However, we reverse as to Claims One and Two, which allege that defense counsel provided ineffective assistance during the probation violation hearing by failing to call a witness who would have undermined the State’s wholly circumstantial case; and by misadvising Mr. Robinson regarding his opportunity to testify…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Torres-Arboledo v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. Bruno v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  4. Oisorio v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  5. Gonzalez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008

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