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Ragan v. State

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  • 643 So. 2d 1175
  • 1994 WL 552650

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  • holding that where the initial motion for post-conviction relief raises a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the trial court may deny a successive motion which raises additional grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel if abuse of process is evident
  • successive motion constituted an abuse where movant failed to demonstrate facts to support his new claim could not have been known to him at the time of the prior motion
  • ineffective trial counsel claims may not be raised piecemeal in successive motions absent grounds which were not and could not have been known when defendant filed initial motion

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Judges: Barkdull, Levy and Green

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