Legal Opinion

Helvey v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 26, 2019No. Case No. 5D18-1487Published

1Opinion of the CourtSasso, J.

Heath Lee Helvey appeals the orders denying his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse the summary denial of grounds four (d), five, and six. In all other respects, we affirm.

Appellant was charged with first-degree murder with a weapon, dealing in stolen property, and receiving money from a pawnbroker by false verification of ownership or identification. The jury found Appellant guilty on all counts. In ground four (d) of his postconviction motion, Appellant argued that counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge "numerous"…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. & SC13-2330 Michael A. Hernandez, Jr. v. State of Florida and Michael A. Hernandez, Jr. v. Julie L. Jones, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2015
  3. Batista-Irizarry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  4. Carver Askew v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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