Legal Opinion

Bolton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 25, 2017No. CASE NO. 1D16-4051Published

1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, C.J.

Appellant, Earnest D. Bolton, challenges an order summarily denying his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse.

A movant is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his motion for post-conviction relief unless the motion and record conclusively show that the movant is not entitled to relief. Valentine v. State, 98 So.3d 44, 54 (Fla. 2012). All factual allegations raised by the movant must be accepted as true *510unless those allegations are conclusively refuted by the record. Id. In this case, the post-conviction court failed to attach any…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Valentine v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
  2. Holton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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