Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 1, 1996No. 95-2341PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MICKLE, Judge.

In this appeal from the summary denial of appellant’s motion for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850, we affirm the denial of all of appellant’s claims for relief except for the following two allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel: (1) defense counsel failed to investigate and consider the availability of a voluntary intoxication defense despite having been informed by appellant that, prior to commission of the alleged specific intent crimes, appellant had consumed mushroom tea and large quantities of alcohol; and (2) defense counsel failed to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Young v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. Brunson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Shaw v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bacon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Payton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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