Legal Opinion
Betts v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 30, 2015No. 2D13-4292PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILBERMAN, Judge.
In his petition filed under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(d), Eugene Jermaine Betts raises five grounds alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We grant the petition as it relates to grounds one and two, and we deny without comment the remaining grounds.
Mr. Betts was tried by jury and convicted of nine counts of robbery with a firearm, three counts of attempted robbery with a firearm, one count of aggravated battery, and one count of second-degree felony murder. The trial court imposed sentences of life imprisonment for the second-degree felony…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Willie James Brown v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- State v. BowenSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- Johnson v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
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