Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 18, 2010No. 1D09-4031PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Per curiam

The appellant appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm grounds one and two of the appellant’s motion without further discussion. However, we hold that the appellant’s claim that he was incompetent to enter a plea and that counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate the appellant’s competency or request a competency determination 1 is facially sufficient. Specifically, the appellant alleges that he was incompetent and did not understand the consequences of his plea, that he had a history of mental…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Luckey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  2. Coker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Schultheis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  2. Jabari M. Hird v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. Phillips v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  4. Houle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  5. Jason Turem v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017

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