Galarza v. State

COVINGTON, Judge.

Ramon Galarza timely appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Galarza claims that his sentencing guidelines scoresheet contained a conviction that should not have been scored because it was more than ten years old. See § 921.0011(5), Fla. Stat. (1997). Galarza says that he informed his trial counsel of the error, and trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the use of the prior conviction. We reverse and remand.

Galarza originally raised the issue of the scoresheet error in a…