Legal Opinion

Youmans v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 7, 2017No. 4D16-3334PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGerber, J.

The defendant appeals from the trial court’s order summarily denying his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 amended motion for postconviction relief. He argues that he was entitled to an evi-dentiary hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel based on counsel’s alleged failure to investigate, interview, and call an alibi witness. He specifically argues that the trial court’s order incorrectly misstates the timeline as alleged in the motion and, therefore, the record does not conclusively refute his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We agree with this argument…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Peede v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Jacobs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  3. State v. MuhammadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. WORTHY MOSES MCCULLOUGH v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  2. Eddie Larry Holland v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2024

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