Legal Opinion

Whittlesey v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 17, 1986No. 86-140Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order summarily denying Whittlesey’s motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.

Appellant raises six grounds for relief, four of which were either waived by appellant upon entering his plea of guilty or should have been raised on direct appeal. Elledge v. Graham, 432 So.2d 35 (Fla.1983), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 986, 104 S.Ct. 436, 78 L.Ed.2d 368 (1983); Hitchcock v. State, 432 So.2d 42 (Fla.1983). The other two grounds are that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and that his plea of guilty was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Dick v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Meeks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  4. Downs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  5. Mikenas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984

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