Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2012

Nolan v. State

Nolan v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 30, 2012 · Cohen, Orfinger
101 So. 3d 919; 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 20587; 2012 WL 5969549 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Nolan v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We affirm the summary denial of Appellant’s postconviction motion in all respects except claim seven, which was predicated on the alleged failure of trial counsel to communicate a plea offer from the State. The trial court summarily denied this claim based upon the State’s response that no such plea offer occurred. This response does not conclusively negate the legally sufficient assertion in the motion. It merely advances a disputed fact that must be resolved in an evidentiary hearing. Accordingly, we reverse as to claim seven only and remand this cause for an evidentiary hearing or for the attachment of other portions of the record that conclusively negate the claim.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part, and REMANDED.

ORFINGER, C.J., TORPYand COHEN, JJ., concur.

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