WALKER v. STATE

No. 95-3895.

678 So.2d 924 (1996)

George WALKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Walker, Pro Se, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Sonya Roebuck Horbelt, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The trial court summarily denied appellant's motion for postconviction relief that was filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. In the motion, appellant claimed that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his jury trial where counsel failed to request a jury instruction on appellant's right not to testify. This was a facially sufficient claim that should not have been subject to summary denial. See Simpson v. State,...

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