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Stokeley v. State

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT
Jul 29, 2016
196 So. 3d 570 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

Opinion

No. 5D16–861.

07-29-2016

William STOKELEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

William Stokeley, Wewahitchka, pro se. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas T. Squire, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


William Stokeley, Wewahitchka, pro se.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas T. Squire, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

William Stokeley appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm as to Grounds Two, Three, and Four. However, because Stokeley's first ground for relief is insufficiently pled, see Alcorn v. State, 121 So.3d 419, 430 (Fla.2013), we reverse the summary denial and remand with directions that the trial court dismiss Ground One and provide Stokeley with an opportunity to amend, but only as it relates to his first counsel, Ms. Yeager. See Spera v. State, 971 So.2d 754, 762 (Fla.2007).

AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED.

LAWSON, C.J., SAWAYA and BERGER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Stokeley v. State

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT
Jul 29, 2016
196 So. 3d 570 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)
Case details for

Stokeley v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM STOKELEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Court:DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT

Date published: Jul 29, 2016

Citations

196 So. 3d 570 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

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