JONES v. STATE

No. 97-756.

693 So.2d 1154 (1997)

Leroy S. JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leroy S. Jones, in pro. per.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Leroy S. Jones appeals from the denial of his motion for postconviction relief. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

In his motion, defendant argued that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to secure the deposition of a key witness whose testimony allegedly would have corroborated his version of the incident. Although the witness appeared several times in court and was willing to testify, the trial...

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