Reid v. State

724 So.2d 127 (1998)

Michael REID, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 98-684.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 20, 1998.

Michael Reid, appellant, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for appellee.

In his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, appellant alleged ineffective assistance of counsel, in that counsel closed the defense case at trial without informing him of his right to testify or to waive that right. The trial court denied this motion as successive. The court ruled that…