Legal Opinion

Stinyard v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 4, 1985No. 85-1311PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

476 So.2d 277 (1985)

Charles Otis STINYARD, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 85-1311.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 4, 1985.

LEHAN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the summary denial of a motion for post-conviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Appellant raises two points. The first is that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to investigate facts that would have supported an insanity plea. The second is that his guilty plea was not freely and voluntarily given because his mental capacity…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  2. Van Bever v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Campbell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  2. Rivera v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Vann v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Rodriguez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  5. Boyle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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