Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2007

Sutton v. State

Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 13, 2007 · No. 07-931 · Lagoa, Ramirez, Schwartz

994 So. 2d 1120; 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 9167; 2007 WL 1687763 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Jeffrey Sutton appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. In his motion, he alleges several grounds of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Sutton has raised facially sufficient claims for rule 3.850 relief that the trial court, by summarily denying the motion, has failed to conclusively *1121refute. Consequently, we reverse and remand for further proceedings. On remand, if the trial court again enters an order summarily denying the post-conviction motion, the trial court shall attach written portions of the record conclusively refuting Sutton’s claim. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(b)(2)(D) (requiring reversal by this court unless the record shows conclusively that the defendant is entitled to no relief).

Reversed and remanded.

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