JONES v. STATE

No. 3D03-2756.

934 So.2d 488 (2004)

Carador Donald JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weiner & Ratzan and Jeffrey S. Weiner, Miami, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Meredith L. Balo, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SHEVIN, RAMIREZ and WELLS, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

We reverse the order denying defendant's post-conviction relief motion. The record demonstrates that the court abused its discretion in finding that trial counsel rendered effective assistance. This Court has held that failure to call exculpatory witnesses constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel. Terrero v. State, 839 So.2d 873 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Majewski v. State, 487 So.2d 32<...

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