Legal Opinion

Armstrong v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 10, 2009No. 1D09-2007Published

1Per curiam

Appellant previously appealed the trial court’s order summarily denying his motion for postconviction relief and supplemental motions thereto, which together raised six claims for relief. In Armstrong v. State, 995 So.2d 597 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008), this court reversed five of those claims as unrefuted by the record. Appellant now appeals the trial court’s order summarily denying the five claims. We reverse on two of those grounds as a result of the limited record before us.

Appellant argued five grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel below. To demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cottle v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  3. Armstrong v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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