Jernigan v. State

Defendant alleged, inter alia, that he was represented by ineffective or otherwise inadequate counsel and that counsel and the court failed to advise him that he had a right to appeal. He further alleged that he was insolvent at the time and unable to retain counsel to appeal from the judgment and life sentence imposed upon him.

Defendant’s motion was heard by one of the judges (not the trial judge) of the Criminal Court of Record for Dade County and was summarily denied. The court held that defendant was represented by counsel of his own choice at the time of the trial and further held that…