Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 28, 2012No. 2D11-6326PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Judge.

Tonya Adams appeals from the postcon-viction court’s order dismissing her motion for postconviction relief filed in twenty-one cases below.1 We reverse the order on review because the postconviction court erroneously concluded that Ms. Adams’ motion exceeded the page limitation established by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850(c).

Ms. Adams filed a timely motion for postconviction relief in the underlying cases on October 19, 2011, asserting five *1142claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel as grounds for relief. On November 3, 2011, after concluding that the motion…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Spera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  2. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  3. Al-Hakim v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Neal v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  2. Robert Easley v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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