Blandin v. State

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Marlon Blandin appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Although Mr. Blan-din raised four grounds for relief, we find no merit in three of those grounds, which we affirm without discussion. We reverse the summary denial of the remaining ground and remand to the postconviction court for reconsideration of the claims within it.

On January 17, 2008, a jury found Marlon Blandin guilty of second-degree murder. On January 28, 2008, Mr. Blandin filed a motion for new trial, followed by an amended…