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Nixon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 4, 1994
637 So. 2d 935 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

Opinion

No. 94-00394.

May 4, 1994. Rehearing Granted May 4, 1994.

Appeal pursuant to Fla.R.App.P. 9.140(g) from the Circuit Court for Lee County; William J. Nelson, Judge.


The state has moved for rehearing in this case. In our initial opinion, which has been withdrawn, we reversed the denial of a motion for postconviction relief and remanded for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether James Jones Nixon received ineffective assistance of counsel. Specifically, Mr. Nixon maintained that his attorney refused to allow him to testify. See Gill v. State, 632 So.2d 660 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994).

On motion for rehearing, the state has brought to our attention that the motion for postconviction relief was denied after an evidentiary hearing. The transcript of that hearing has now been filed, and it appears that the trial court properly denied the motion for postconviction relief after receiving the evidence needed to satisfy Gill. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's order denying postconviction relief.

Affirmed.

BLUE and FULMER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Nixon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 4, 1994
637 So. 2d 935 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
Case details for

Nixon v. State

Case Details

Full title:JAMES JONES NIXON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: May 4, 1994

Citations

637 So. 2d 935 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

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