Legal Opinion

Broomfield v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 6, 2001No. 2D00-127PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

788 So.2d 1043 (2001)

James BROOMFIELD, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D00-127.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 6, 2001.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 2001.

James Broomfield, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Patricia A. McCarthy, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.

James Broomfield appeals the trial court's order denying his motion for postconviction relief after a hearing. Because we conclude that Broomfield's trial counsel was ineffective in failing to investigate Broomfield's competency at…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Lilley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. Powell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

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