Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 30, 1985No. 84-1546Published

1Opinion of the Court

BARKETT, Judge.

Appellant, Johnny Williams, appeals the summary denial of his motion for post conviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.

The only ground proposed by appellant that can be considered by the trial court is the denial of effective assistance of *872counsel. The remaining grounds could have been raised on direct appeal and, therefore, will not support a subsequent claim for collateral relief under Rule 3.850. Palmes v. State, 425 So.2d 4 (Fla.1983).

The trial court erred, however, in finding that appellant’s motion was legally insufficient. Rule 9.140(g), Florida…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Palmes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. Vaught v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983

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