Legal Opinion

Cruz v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 21, 2017No. 4D16-423PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Tamarick Cruz appeals a trial court order that denied all eleven grounds of his motion for post-conviction relief, ten summarily and one after evidentiary hearing. In his initial brief, he limits his challenges to the denial of four grounds. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part -for an evidentiary hearing on two grounds.

Appellant was tried, along with a co-defendant,'and convicted of two counts of armed robbery with a firearm. He was sentenced to life in prison as a prison releasee reoffender on each count, to run concurrently.

At trial, the prosecution presented evidence that…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  3. Nelson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  4. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  5. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. ADRIAAN RODERICK MCDONALD v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2023
  2. ADRIAAN RODERICK MCDONALD v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2023

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