EDWARDS v. STATE

No. 89-504.

556 So.2d 1193 (1990)

Robert J. EDWARDS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald K. Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Virlindia A. Sample, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks reversal of the denial of a motion filed under Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, contending that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel because his privately retained attorney did not adequately research and present the defenses of insanity or voluntary intoxication. We affirm.

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The victim of the homicide was appellant...

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