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Huntley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 20, 1986
493 So. 2d 58 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. BJ-457.

August 20, 1986.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County; Louis Safer, Judge.

Lawrence Huntley, in pro. per.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


This cause is before us on appeal from a summary denial of appellant's motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The trial court did not conduct an evidentiary hearing and failed to attach portions of the record which "conclusively show that the prisoner is entitled to no relief." In such instances, Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, now requires the trial court to "order the State Attorney to file an answer or other pleading within the period of time fixed by the court or to take such other action as the judge deems appropriate."

Accordingly, we must reverse and remand to the trial court to proceed in accordance with the rule.

BOOTH, C.J., and ERVIN and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Huntley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 20, 1986
493 So. 2d 58 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

Huntley v. State

Case Details

Full title:LAWRENCE HUNTLEY, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Aug 20, 1986

Citations

493 So. 2d 58 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

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