Legal Opinion

Devaney v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 29, 2003No. 1D02-4471PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBenton, J.

George Henry Devaney, III, appeals the denial of the amended motion for postcon-viction relief he filed pursuant to Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850 (2001), seeking to set aside convictions for “DUI Manslaughter, *86DUI with serious bodily injury, Leaving the scene of an accident involving death, [and] Leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury.” We reverse and remand.

The motion alleged that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing to interview and then in failing to call three exculpatory witnesses whose names he had furnished them. Evidence adduced on the motion…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Rose v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  3. Cherry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  5. Schwab v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  2. State ex rel. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2016

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