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Jackson v. State, Case No. 1D09-4031 (Fla. App. 2/18/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)

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HENRY E. JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-4031. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed February 18, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, William F. Stone, Judge. Henry E. Jackson, pro se, Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Tallahassee Bureau Chief, Criminal Appeals, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. The appellant appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm grounds one and two of the appellant’s motion without further discussion. However, we hold that the appellant’s claim that he was incompetent to enter a plea and that counsel was Page 2 ineffective for failing to investigate the appellant’s competency or request a competency determination1 is facially sufficient...continue to full post

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