Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2005

Johnson v. State

Johnson v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 28, 2005 · Fletcher, Shepherd, Wells
917 So. 2d 975; 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 20232; 2005 WL 3535089 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Johnson v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal of an order summarily denying a motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a).1 On appeal from a summary denial, this court must reverse unless the postconviction record, see Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(b)(2)(A), shows conclusively that the appellant is entitled to no relief. See Fla. RApp. P. 9.141(b)(2)(D). Neither the trial court nor the state addressed the merits of the petitioner’s facially valid claim that he does not qualify as a violent career criminal pursuant to chapter 775.084(3)(b)l, as contained on page 13 of his petition for Rule 3.800 relief dated June 2, 2005.

Because the record now before us fails to make the required showing, we reverse the order and remand for further proceedings or for the attachment of record excerpts conclusively showing that the appellant is not entitled to any relief.

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.

. The petition is improperly filed as a Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850 petition, when it raises claims properly brought via a rule 3.800 petition and we treat it as such.

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