Legal Opinion
Tal-Mason v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 22, 1997No. 96-1678PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARMER, Judge.
This case involves a second degree murder conviction for a crime committed twenty years ago. Defendant was arrested in 1977 but was soon found incompetent to stand trial and sent to an institution. In 1983, his mental faculties having been found restored, he pleaded guilty. In 1995, he moved to withdraw his plea of guilty on the grounds that his defense counsel advised him, among other things, that he could earn gain time for good behavior to reduce the amount of time he might actually serve on a life sentence. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied relief.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ray v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Setzer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Groover v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Dolan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
- Tal-Mason v. SingletaryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
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