Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2009

Mittasch v. State

Mittasch v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided September 23, 2009 · Damoorgian, Gross, Polen
17 So. 3d 909; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14107; 2009 WL 3018128 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Mittasch v. State

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s motion for post-conviction relief. Appellant raised nine grounds for relief. We reverse on one ground and affirm the trial court’s decision as to the other eight. Appellant was convicted of a burglary at a motel room. Ground one of his motion contends that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to call witnesses who would have supported the position that he had permission to be in the room. We find appellant’s motion to be facially sufficient. See Ford v. State, 825 So.2d 358, 360 (Fla. 2002) (quoting Jackson v. State, 711 So.2d 1371, 1372 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)). Consequently, we remand to the trial court to attach portions of the record to refute the claim or to conduct an evidentiary hearing.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.

GROSS, C.J., POLEN and DAMOORGIAN, JJ., concur.

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