Lara v. State

Emmanuel Lara appeals the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. Lara pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated battery and nine counts of cruelty to animals. Subsequently, he filed a motion for postconviction relief alleging six grounds. We affirm the trial court’s summary denial of grounds two, three, four, and six; we reverse its denial of grounds one and five.

In ground one, Lara complains about his trial counsel’s failure to file a motion to suppress. Although the trial court was correct that ground one was facially…