VATHIS v. STATE

No. 1D02-3906.

859 So.2d 517 (2003)

Costa T. VATHIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Augustus Harper and Michael Robert Ufferman of Robert Augustus Harper Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Giselle Lylen Rivera, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PADOVANO, J.

The defendant, Costa T. Vathis, appeals a final order summarily denying his postconviction motion under rule 3.850 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. Seven arguments are presented in the appeal but only one merits discussion. The defendant contends that his lawyer should have objected to an emotional outburst in the courtroom. We conclude that this claim is facially insufficient and we therefore affirm the summary denial of the motion.

...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases