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Griffin, Jr. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Dec 22, 1992
611 So. 2d 20 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 91-01753.

December 22, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Duval County, Frederick B. Tygart, J.

Calvin Eugene Griffin, Jr., pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


This cause is before us on appeal from an order summarily denying appellant's motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Although appellant has raised a series of claims, we address only his contention that the trial court erred in summarily denying his claim that he was improperly convicted of two separate conspiracies, when he had entered into only one agreement.

Generally, if a single agreement exists, only one conspiracy exists, even if the conspiracy has multiple objectives. Another general rule is that a conspiracy continues to exist until consummated, abandoned, or otherwise terminated by some affirmative act. Cam v. State, 433 So.2d 38, 39 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983); Epps v. State, 354 So.2d 441, 442 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). The order appealed from is reversed to the extent indicated herein, and this cause is remanded to the trial court with instructions to either hold an evidentiary hearing or attach portions of the record refuting appellant's claim.

BOOTH, ERVIN and ZEHMER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Griffin, Jr. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Dec 22, 1992
611 So. 2d 20 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Griffin, Jr. v. State

Case Details

Full title:CALVIN EUGENE GRIFFIN, JR., APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Dec 22, 1992

Citations

611 So. 2d 20 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

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