Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2001

Dawson v. State

Dawson v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 19, 2001 · Casanueva, Green, Stringer
805 So. 2d 911; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 14884; 2001 WL 1245843 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Dawson v. State

Opinion of the Court

GREEN, Acting Chief Judge.

Joe Dawson timely appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. In Dawson’s motion, he alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate three alibi witnesses. He has made a facially sufficient claim under Robinson v. State, 659 So.2d 444 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). We reverse and remand for further proceedings. If the trial court again denies this claim on remand, the trial court must attach documents that conclusively refute the claim.

Reversed and remanded.

CASANUEVA and STRINGER, JJ., Concur.

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