Legal Opinion
Atwell v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 4, 2008No. 2D07-1702Published
1Opinion of the Court
978 So.2d 252 (2008)
Walter Lee ATWELL, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D07-1702.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
April 4, 2008.
SILBERMAN, Judge.
Walter Lee Atwell appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm in all respects but write to address one of Atwell's claims.
Atwell asserts that defense counsel was ineffective for failing to move to suppress the statements that he made to two police detectives after he was given inadequate Miranda[1] warnings. He claims that one…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Roberts v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
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