Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2010

Bell v. State

Bell v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 13, 2010 · Webster, Lewis, Roberts
32 So. 3d 728; 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 4867; 2010 WL 1444896 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Bell v. State

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The appellant challenges the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). The postconviction court indicated that the appellant previously raised an identical claim in a prior motion. However, the postconviction court failed to provide any attachments that would refute the appellant’s claim or demonstrate that this claim had previously been addressed on the merits.

We therefore reverse the summary denial of the appellant’s rule 3.800(a) motion and remand either for the postconviction court to attach portions of the record that conclusively refute the appellant’s claim or for further proceedings. See Maddox v. State, 870 So.2d 956 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004).

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

WEBSTER, LEWIS, and ROBERTS, JJ., concur.

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