Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 12, 2004No. 2D03-5551Published

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Judge.

Ivory Lee Thompson challenges the summary denial of his motion for posteon-viction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. In his motion and amendment, he brought a total of eight claims. We affirm without comment the summary denial of the seven claims brought forth in his original motion. We reverse the summary denial of the sole claim brought forth in his amendment and remand for the circuit court to hold an evidentiary hearing.

Thompson claims that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to notify the trial judge that a juror was sleeping during…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bieser v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Kelley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  3. Wilson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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