Legal Opinion

Earl L. Sutton, Jr. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 23, 2016No. 5D16-600PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant challenges the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the order as to grounds two, three, five and six without further discussion. We reverse as to grounds one and four because the portion of the records attached fails to conclusively negate the alleged ineffectiveness of trial counsel.

As to ground one, the trial court denied Appellant’s claim of ineffectiveness of trial counsel for failure to object and move for mistrial concerning statements made during the State’s opening statement. The trial…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Franqui v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2011
  2. Simon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hodges v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  2. Hodges v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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