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Swanson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 18, 2008No. 1D07-4180PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

984 So.2d 629 (2008)

Thomas SWANSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D07-4180.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 18, 2008.

Thomas Swanson, pro se, Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Joshua R. Heller, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

2Per curiam

Appellant seeks review of the trial court's order summarily denying his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. He alleges that he is entitled to postconviction relief due to trial court error and ineffective assistance of his trial counsel.…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Spera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  3. Hodges v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  4. Gorham v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988

4Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Roberto J. Ramon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  5. Scott v. Inch, (Duval County)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2022

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