Johnson v. State

In this appeal from a postconviction proceeding, the appellant challenges the trial court’s summary denial of a claim that we previously remanded to the trial court for resolution, giving specific instructions. See Johnson v. Moore, 801 So.2d 289, 289 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001). Because the trial court did not follow the instructions that we gave, we reverse and remand. See Collins v. State, 680 So.2d 458, 459 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996).

The appellant originally filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in which he claimed, inter alia, that he suffered a violation of the ruling announced in Hale v. State,…