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Sullivan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 19, 1983
436 So. 2d 410 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. AP-396.

August 19, 1983.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Franklin County, Kenneth S. Cooksey, J.

Junior Wiley Sullivan, pro se, for appellant.

Wallace E. Allbritton, Tallahassee, for appellee.


Sullivan appeals the lower court's denial of his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, wherein he alleged, among other grounds, ineffectiveness of counsel. As no portion of the record on appeal conclusively reveals that Sullivan is entitled to no relief, we remand this cause to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing with respect to the issue of effectiveness of counsel. The trial court need not address any of Sullivan's other allegations.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

ERVIN, C.J., and WENTWORTH, J., concur.

NIMMONS, J., dissents.


Appellant's motion fails to allege facts which, if proved, would establish ineffective assistance of counsel. In my view, the trial court correctly denied the motion without an evidentiary hearing.


Summaries of

Sullivan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 19, 1983
436 So. 2d 410 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

Sullivan v. State

Case Details

Full title:JUNIOR WILEY SULLIVAN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Aug 19, 1983

Citations

436 So. 2d 410 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)