Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 21, 2007No. 2D06-3384PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

953 So.2d 612 (2007)

Merlan DAVIS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D06-3384.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 21, 2007.

LaROSE, Judge.

Merlan Davis appeals the summary dismissal of his December 8, 2005, motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The postconviction court dismissed the motion as untimely, successive, and facially insufficient. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

In August 2000, a jury convicted Mr. Davis of lewd and lascivious conduct. The trial court sentenced…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Huff v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  3. Jollie v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  4. Nelson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  5. Gaskin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  2. Czetli v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  3. Hardin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  4. Santiago v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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