Legal Opinion

Balvin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 4, 2006No. 3D05-2033PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Judge.

William Dejesus Balvin appeals from an order summarily denying a motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. *13On appeal from a summary denial, this court must reverse unless the post-conviction record, see Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(b)(2)(A), shows conclusively that the appellant is entitled to no relief. See Fla. R. Crim P. 9.141(b)(2)(D).

Because the record now before us fails to make the required showing, we reverse the order and remand for an evidentiary hearing to determine (1) whether the defendant may belatedly petition for post-conviction relief where he was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ballester v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Descally v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

3Cited by1 opinion

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