Legal Opinion

Keller v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 14, 1989No. 89-0007PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARFIELD, Judge.

Robert Dale Keller appeals the trial court’s order summarily denying his motion for post-conviction relief filed under Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We reverse.

The trial court properly rejected Keller’s first ground for relief, that the prosecutor failed to disclose evidence favorable to the defense, because this allegation was insufficient on its face. However, Keller’s second ground, ineffective assistance of counsel based on defense counsel’s failure to investigate sources of evidence helpful to the defense, was facially sufficient.

The trial court’s order…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Knight v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  2. Russell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  3. Havis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. Hall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  5. Harden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. Greenway v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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