Skip to main content

District Court of Appeal of Florida


Knighten v. State of Florida, 2D05-697

Denial of defendant's motion to terminate public defender and appoint private counsel and his motion to compel further DNA testing is reversed and remanded where the postconviction court failed to follow the district court's previous mandate requiring DNA testing.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 05/05/2006
  • Published 05/05/2006

Judges

  • SALCINES, Judge.

Court

  • District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Michael Ufferman of Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Charles J. Christ, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan M. Shanahan, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
Copied to clipboard