Legal Opinion

Burkett v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 20, 2001No. 1D00-3734Published

1Per curiam

We reverse and remand this case for the trial court to conduct an evidentiary hearing or attach portions of the record conclusively refuting the claim that defense counsel was ineffective for failing to inform the appellant that voluntary intoxication was a defense to his robbery charges and the burglary charge in case number 98-1940G. See Richardson v. State, 723 So.2d 910, 911 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999); Kiser v. State, 678 So.2d 859, 860 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). See also Thomas v. State, 734 So.2d 1138 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)(reversing for further proceedings on voluntary intoxication claim even though…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kiser v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Richardson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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