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Supreme Court of Florida· 5/27/1999

Steele v. Kehoe

Citations

  • 747 So. 2d 931
  • 1999 WL 343071

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that due process requires the provision of a hearing to a prisoner who asserts that counsel failed to file a postconviction motion upon timely request
  • holding statute of limitations on malpractice action does not commence until defendant has obtained final appellate or postconviction relief
  • holding that \due process entitles a prisoner to a hearing on a claim that he or she missed the deadline to file a rule 3.850 motion because his or her attorney had agreed to file the motion but failed to do so in a timely manner\
  • certifying a question about the continued viability of the 1996 Lambrix decision in light of the opinion in Steele v. Kehoe
  • affirming the district court of appeals and saying that due process entitles a defendant to belatedly file a post-conviction claim if his efforts were frustrated by his counsel’s misleading conduct
  • affirming the district court of appeals and saying that due process entitles a defendant to belatedly file a post-conviction claim if his efforts were frustrated by his counsel’s misleading conduct

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Judges: Overton

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