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Peterson v. State, Case No. 1D08-5425 (Fla. App. 5/13/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

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RESHAWNANA D. PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-5425 District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District Opinion filed May 13, 2009.An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, Linda F. McCallum, Judge. Reshawnana D. Peterson, pro se, Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Joshua R. Heller, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. The appellant challenges the postconviction court’s summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The appellant’s motion raises two claims attacking his habitual violent felony offender sentence and multiple claims alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The ineffective assistance of counsel claims were denied as conclusory but the postconviction court failed to allow the appellant an opportunity to amend the claims pursuant to Spera v...continue to full post

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