JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 98-03596.

723 So.2d 879 (1998)

Joseph Michael JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 11, 1998.


PER CURIAM.

Joseph Johnson appeals the trial court's order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Only one ground cited by Johnson merits discussion, upon which we reverse.

Johnson claims that his trial attorney refused to permit him to take the stand in his own defense. The trial court concluded that Johnson's right to testify on his behalf had been waived, and that he had not shown that his failure to testify resulted in any prejudice. However, the...

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