Halpin v. State

428 So.2d 703 (1983)

Donald E. HALPIN, a/k/a Charles W. Engle, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 83-35.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 16, 1983.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 1983.

Donald E. Halpin appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Appellant raised four points in the motion. The allegation in point one, that appellant was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to comply with appellant's request that he subpoena Thomas V. Knopp to testify, if true,…