Laramore v. State, 699 So. 2d 846

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Smith v. State, 697 So.2d 991, 992 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997) (in denying an appellant‘s claim for ineffective assistance of counsel, “it is within the province of the finder of fact `to rely upon the testimony found by it to be worthy of belief and to reject such testimony found by it to be untrue’ “) (quoting I.R. v. State, 385 So.2d 686, 687 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980)); Moore v. State, 458 So.2d 61, 61 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984) (during hearing on 3.850 motion, trial court may reject defendant‘s testimony in favor of conflicting testimony of counsel); Ballard v. State, 200 So.2d 597, 598 (Fla. 3d DCA 1967) (trial court entitled to deny motion for post-conviction relief based on testimony of attorney representing defendants at trial).

STONE, C.J., and WARNER and PARIENTE, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Laramore v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Oct 1, 1997

Citations: 699 So. 2d 846; 1997 WL 600399; 96-1176

Docket Number: 96-1176

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.