Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 22, 1994No. 93-557PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

634 So.2d 1157 (1994)

Charles Jerome THOMAS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 93-557.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 22, 1994.

Charles Jerome Thomas, appellant, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joe S. Garwood, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

BARFIELD, Judge.

Charles Jerome Thomas appeals the summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, which alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse.

The trial judge found that the defense attorney's actions or failure to act were "trial tactics" and denied the motion without an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Downs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  2. Dauer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Gonzalez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  4. Harley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  5. Henderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Guisasola v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. Robinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Murphy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  4. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  5. Bacon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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