Sanchez v. State

BAUMANN, HERBERT J., JR., Associate Judge.

Joel P. Sanchez seeks review of an order directing that money confiscated during his arrest be applied to his outstanding fines and court costs. Because the trial court neither held an evidentiary hearing on the motion nor attached portions of the record that conclusively refuted Mr. Sanchez’s claims, we reverse.

Procedural History

Mr. Sanchez is currently serving a sixty-nine-month prison sentence for the offense of trafficking in illegal drugs. While the appeal of that judgment and sentence was pending, Mr. Sanchez filed a motion seeking the return of…