Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2003

Linder v. State

Linder v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 6, 2003 · Kahn, Nortwick, Webster
858 So. 2d 399; 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 16814; 2003 WL 22508373 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Linder v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks review of the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The motion alleged ineffectiveness of trial counsel grounded upon allegations of failure to subpoena material witnesses and documents to mitigate the alleged violation of probation. Appellant presented a facially sufficient claim for relief pursuant to Rule 3.850, alleging how his counsel’s performance was deficient and how such conduct prejudiced the outcome of the proceedings. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 691-92, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 *400L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Documents attached to the order summarily denying relief do not conclusively demonstrate that appellant is entitled to no relief. Accordingly, we reverse the summary denial, and remand. On remand, if the trial court again concludes that appellant is entitled to no relief, it shall attach portions of the record conclusively so demonstrating. Otherwise, it shall hold an evidentiary hearing.

REVERSED and REMANDED, with directions.

KAHN, WEBSTER and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., Concur.

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