Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 7, 2010No. 1D10-2950PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant seeks review of the trial court’s order summarily denying his amended motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The first two claims in the motion allege that Appellant’s counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate and file a motion to determine Appellant’s competency. Because we conclude that these claims are facially sufficient, we reverse for further proceedings. We affirm the denial of the remaining claims without further comment.'

In his first claim, Appellant contends that his attorney was ineffective for failing to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Coker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Houle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Leon Akins v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  3. Simmons v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  4. Kelly v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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