Macon v. State

Appellant, Alonzo James Macon, appeals the summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, in which he raised four grounds for relief. He claims the trial court failed to afford his counsel an opportunity to respond to the jury’s request for the coroner’s and police reports and witness statements during deliberations. Appellant also claims ineffective assistance of counsel on three grounds: First, he claims his counsel failed to object to the State’s improper and highly prejudicial closing argument, which could have been a decisive…