Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2008

Hartley v. State

Hartley v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 19, 2008 · Hazouri, Taylor
993 So. 2d 1187; 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 17565; 2008 WL 4923003 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Hartley v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Clarence Hartley appeals the final order entered by the trial court summarily denying his motion for postconviction relief which raised four claims. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850. We affirm the denial of claims one, three and four. However, in claim two, appellant has stated a sufficient claim for ineffective assistance of counsel in that his trial counsel failed to make a legally sufficient motion for judgment of acquittal at his trial particularly on the charge of felony petit theft. We therefore reverse the trial court’s summary denial and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part; and Remanded.

TAYLOR, HAZOURI and MAY, JJ„ concur.

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