Legal Opinion

Boshears v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 24, 1987No. BQ-481Published

1Opinion of the Court

JOANOS, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of the summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, and has filed a motion with this court for appointment of counsel. As ground for relief, appellant alleges the state knowingly withheld exculpatory evidence which was relevant to his defense at trial. We reverse, and remand with directions.

On September 20, 1978, a jury found appellant guilty of two counts of sexual battery upon a child. Appellant was sentenced to serve two concurrent life sentences. The convictions and sentences were affirmed in Boshears v. State, 371 So.2d 725 (Fla. 1st DCA…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Harich v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Golub v. ErnstSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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