Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ernest Lee DUKES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1980-10-01
Citations: 388 So. 2d 651
Docket Number: No. 79-189
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ernest Lee DUKES, Appellee.
Judges: BOARDMAN, Acting C. J., and DAN-AHY, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 388
Pages: 651–653

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ernest Lee DUKES, Appellee.
No. 79-189.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Oct. 1, 1980.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James S. Purdy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.
Angelo M. Ferlita of Diecidue, Ferlita, Prieto & Nutter, Tampa, and Anthony Alfonso, Jr., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In 1977 appellee was convicted of rape. He was represented throughout the proceedings by privately retained counsel. In 1979 he moved to vacate the judgment on the ground that his attorney had been incompetent and ineffectual. An evidentiary hearing was conducted; thereafter the trial court granted the motion and ordered a new trial. We affirm. Cuyler v. Sullivan, -U.S. -, 100 S.Ct. 1708, 64 L.Ed.2d 333 (1980); Chambers v. State, 388 So.2d 1259 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980); Spencer v. State, 385 So.2d 119 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).
BOARDMAN, Acting C. J., and DAN-AHY, J., concur.
OTT, J., specially concurring.