State v. Lara

OPINION OF THE COURT

PHILIP BLOOM, Circuit Judge.

*59This matter came before the Court on a Motion (and amendments thereto) for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 3.850, Fla.R.Crim.P., made in behalf of defendant Ramon Lara, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The Motion specifically sets out the areas of alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. See Knight v. State, 394 So.2d 97 (Fla. 1981).

This Court granted a hearing wherein the trial attorney for defendant Lara (Richard Houlihan of the Public Defender’s Office) and Mr. Lara testified extensively with respect to the facts and…