Coleman v. State

Jarvis D. Coleman (defendant) filed a petition with this court seeking a writ of habeas corpus, claiming manifest injustice associated with his second-degree murder conviction. Determining that a manifest injustice has occurred in this case, we grant the petition.

The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to a term of life in prison. He filed a direct appeal, and we affirmed his conviction and sentence. See Coleman v. State, 8 So.3d 1148 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009).

The defendant then filed a petition in this court seeking a writ of habeas corpus, alleging ineffective assistance…