Collier v. State

729 So.2d 954 (1998)

Joseph Rodney COLLIER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 98-516.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 5, 1998.

Appellant, pro se.

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

Collier appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Collier asserts that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in failing to investigate and consider the availability of a voluntary intoxication defense to the charge of aggravated battery, despite having been informed…