Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 27, 1999No. 98-3146PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

734 So.2d 1138 (1999)

Melvin Jerome THOMAS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 98-3146.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 27, 1999.

Appellant, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

2Per curiam

Melvin Jerome Thomas appeals the summary denial of his motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 in which he raises two claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Although we affirm the summary denial of the second claim, we find that the first claim raises a facially sufficient allegation.

Thomas pled guilty to robbery, a specific…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Young v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. Kiser v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. Collier v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

4Cited by5 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Odom v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Craig v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  4. Hudson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. Burkett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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