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Dickerson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 17, 1973
285 So. 2d 699 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)

Opinion

No. 72-1042.

November 23, 1973. Rehearing Denied December 17, 1973.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Brevard County; Joe A. Cowart, Jr., Judge.

Kenneth A. Studstill, of Twyford Studstill, Titusville, for appellant, and Gerald William Dickerson, in pro. per.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Thomas M. Carney, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


On the basis of our review of the briefs and record on appeal, we are of the opinion that the motion for post-conviction relief contains sufficient allegations to entitle appellant to an evidentiary hearing under Rule 3.850, FRCrP, 33 F.S.A., on the issue of insanity at the time of trial, as such allegation is not conclusively refuted by the record. Blackman v. State, 256 So.2d 18 (Fla.App. 1971). See also Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). Cf. Fast v. State, 221 So.2d 203 (Fla.App. 1969); Estrella v. State, 215 So.2d 489 (Fla.App. 1968); Thomas v. State, 210 So.2d 488 (Fla.App. 1968); Estevez v. State, 206 So.2d 697 (Fla.App. 1968); Marti v. State, 163 So.2d 506 (Fla. App. 1964); and Sampson v. State, 158 So.2d 771 (Fla.App. 1963).

Accordingly, the order appealed is reversed and the cause is remanded to grant an evidentiary hearing.

OWEN, C.J., and WALDEN and CROSS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Dickerson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 17, 1973
285 So. 2d 699 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)
Case details for

Dickerson v. State

Case Details

Full title:GERALD WILLIAM DICKERSON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Dec 17, 1973

Citations

285 So. 2d 699 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)