Legal Opinion

Wilkins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 26, 1996No. 96-2510PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STONE, Judge.

We affirm an order denying, without an evidentiary hearing, Appellant’s motion for relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 and address two of Appellant’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, which we conclude are sufficiently rebutted by the record.

Appellant was convicted of robbery with a weapon and battery of a victim over the age of 65. He was identified by the victim and another witness as the robber, picked out of a photo lineup, again identified at trial, and his fingerprints turned up on the van that was used by the perpetrator.

An issue in Appellant’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. NeilSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  3. State v. SlappySupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  4. Johnson v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  5. Swain v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. RiechmannSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Lanier v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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