Mikenas v. State

460 So.2d 359 (1984)

Mark D. MIKENAS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 64317.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 1, 1984.

Rehearing Denied January 3, 1985.

Allan van Gestel, Joseph L. Cotter and Margaret R. Hinkle of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, Boston, Mass., for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

We have before us a direct appeal from the denial of a motion for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

In 1978, appellant was…