MERRITT v. STATE

No. 94-2063.

642 So.2d 845 (1994)

William Norwood MERRITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William N. Merritt, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PARIENTE, Judge.

This appeal follows from the trial court's summary denial of defendant's motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We affirm on all grounds, except for defendant's assertion that he did not voluntarily waive his right to testify on his own behalf.

On remand, an evidentiary hearing is required only on the question of whether trial counsel was ineffective by depriving defendant of his...

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