Gadson v. State

Tarris Gadson appeals the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Because two of Gadson’s claims are not refuted by attachments to the trial court’s order, we reverse on these claims but affirm the trial court’s order in all other respects.

Gadson alleges that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object contemporaneously and with specificity to improper comments made by the prosecutor during closing arguments. The trial court denied the claim stating that prose-cutorial misconduct should be addressed on direct appeal. The trial court…