State v. Anthony M. Jackson

The State appeals the order granting Anthony Markiece Jackson’s motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. 1 Jackson was convicted of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, robbery with a firearm, and aggravated battery with a firearm, and sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment. The postconviction court vacated Jackson’s sentence and ordered a new trial based on the ineffectiveness of Jackson’s trial counsel. We reverse.

On the night of August 31, 2007, Jackson entered Arnold Felix’s taxi cab and requested a short ride to a residential…