Legal Opinion

Jefferson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 7, 1994No. 93-3851Published

1Opinion of the Court

WENTWORTH, Senior Judge.

This case comes before this Court on the trial court’s denial of Appellant’s motion for post-conviction relief filed on July 6,1993. Although his motion alleged a total of five grounds for relief, we find that the first four grounds involve issues that were raised and rejected on Appellant’s direct appeal of his conviction and sentence and therefore are not proper for consideration in a motion for post-conviction relief. Turner v. Dugger, 614 So.2d 1075, 1078 (Fla.1992).

In his fifth ground, Appellant alleged that Officer Burt Griffin, one of the two officers who…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Turner v. DuggerSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. Hall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Cobb v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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