Gutierrez v. State
Gutierrez v. State
Opinion of the Court
Luis Manuel Gutierrez appeals from an order dismissing his amended motion for post conviction relief, without prejudice, following remand from this court. We affirm dismissal of Gutierrez’ motion but remand for entry of dismissal with prejudice.
In November 2001, Gutierrez filed a rule 3.850 post conviction motion in which he raised a number of grounds for relief. This motion was followed by an amendment which added a number of new grounds. For the most part, Gutierrez’ claims were not cognizable in a rule 3.850 motion. He did, however, make several allegations that could constitute ineffective assistance of counsel claims, including a claim that his attorney failed to investigate and present alibi evidence. Although an evidentiary hearing was ordered on Gutierrez’ motion, his request for appointment of counsel was denied.
After an evidentiary hearing, Gutierrez’ motion was denied, and he was held in contempt for being untruthful in his motion. On appeal, we affirmed denial of Gutierrez’ 3.850 motion with the exception of his claims “of alibi, ineffective assistance of trial counsel, and the claim of an ex parte contact regarding the motion.” Gutierrez v. State, 854 So.2d 218, 219 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003). We also reversed the contempt order and remanded for a new hearing on both matters “with the assistance of counsel.”
On remand, counsel was appointed to represent Gutierrez, another evidentiary
While we agree that this failure makes Gutierrez’ motion subject to dismissal, usually without prejudice,
We therefore affirm dismissal of Gutierrez’ 3.850 motion but remand for modification of the order to state that the dismissal is with prejudice.
. It appears from Gutierrez's testimony that these documents were signed by the jailhouse paralegal who prepared these documents for him.
. See Groover v. State, 703 So.2d 1035, 1038 (Fla. 1997) (“Failure to meet the oath requirement warrants dismissal of the motion without prejudice.”); see also Desouza v. State, 874 So.2d 729, 730 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004) (citing Groover and concluding that the trial court properly ruled that the defendant who had failed to sign and swear his post-conviction motion should be afforded an opportunity to refile).
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