Legal Opinion

Dontavion J. King v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 3, 2017No. Case 5D17-2072PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Dontavion King appeals the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. King raised seven grounds iii his motion. We affirm, without further discussion, the postconviction court’s summary denial of grounds one through six. As to ground seven of King’s motion, because it is insufficiently pled, we reverse that part of the order and remand to allow King an opportunity to amend that claim.

In ground seven, King alleged that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to move for a mistrial based upon the prosecutor’s repeated…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  2. Henry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Luckey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  4. Sophia L. Lamb v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  5. Stites v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. DONALD EUGENE REYBURN v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2024

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