Mckeehan v. State

Ronald McKeehan seeks mandamus relief from this Court, asking us to compel the Circuit Court of Orange County, Florida, to rule on his motion for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Although the petition was insufficient as a matter of law, we ordered a response from the State because Mr. McKeehans petition incorporated a letter, purportedly written by his trial counsel, admitting to a variety of professional sins, which, if true, would constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.The State reported in its response that Mr. McKeehans counsel denied writing the letter. Indeed, the trial court, in denying Mr. McKeehans motion for post-conviction relief, concluded that the letter was of "dubious origin" and appeared to have been "cut and photocopied together."