Thompson v. State

Full title: Melvin B. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Oct 22, 2008

18 So. 3d 561 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Opinion

No. 1D06-0420.

October 22, 2008.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Kathleen. F. Dekker, Judge.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Fred Parker Bingham II, Special Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Giselle Lylen Rivera, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

In accordance with the supreme courts holding in Thompson v. State, 990 So.2d 482 (Fla. 2008), we reverse the circuit courts denial of Appellants claim of ineffective assistance of counsel and remand with directions for a new sentencing proceeding.

REVERSED.

HAWKES, THOMAS, and ROBERTS, JJ., concur.