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Lott v. State

Citations

  • 931 So. 2d 807
  • 2006 WL 948173

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  • recognizing that Lott “mandates consideration of both the vol-untariness of any waiver as well as the reasonableness of counsel’s advice not to testify”
  • holding that the record did not refute the defendant's allegation that counsel's advice was unreasonable because the jury may have \credited\ the defendant's testimony favorably and the \testimony could have made a difference\
  • failure to present alibi testimony was not prejudicial because it was of minimal value when it lacked corroboration of a specific date and time
  • failure to present alibi testimony was not prejudicial because it was of minimal value when it lacked corroboration of a specific date and time
  • advice not to testify unreasonable where only defendant could supply testimony supporting defense to burglary charge
  • quot- mg Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.853(c)(5)(C)

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Judges: Per Curiam

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