Gates v. State

984 So.2d 1290 (2008)

Christopher GATES, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4D08-1000.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 9, 2008.

Bert Winkler of Bert Winkler, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Mark J. Hamel, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Appellant Christopher Gates appeals the trial court's order summarily denying his motion for post conviction relief and supplemental motion raising what we have identified as three general grounds: (1) ineffective assistance of trial counsel at his…