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Ewing v. State, Case No. 1D07-2457 (Fla. App. 10/7/2008) (Fla. App., 2008)

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KEIDRICK EWING, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 1D07-2457 District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed October 7, 2008. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, L. P. Haddock, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Glenna Joyce Reeves, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Daniel A. David, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. THOMAS, J. Appellant asserts that the trial court reversibly erred in failing to grant a hearing pursuant to Nelson v. State, 274 So. 2d 256 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973). Because the trial court did not conduct a Nelson hearing after Appellant made specific complaints regarding counsel’s performance, we reverse and remand for a new trial...continue to full post

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