Carver v. State
Carver v. State
Opinion of the Court
The appellant challenges an order by which his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief was summarily denied. We conclude that the motion sets forth one colorable claim. In his sixth claim for'relief, the appellant alleges that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate or call various character and exculpatory witnesses. This allegation satisfies rule 3.850(c) and the requirements of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). See Gaskin v. State, 737 So.2d 509 (Fla. 1999); Gillard v. State, 697 So.2d 896 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). Accordingly, the trial court’s summary denial of this claim
AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED.
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