Pizarro Ortiz v. State

Luis Orlando Pizarro-Ortiz, the defendant, appeals the trial court’s denial of Pizarro-Ortiz’s motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850(b)(2). We reverse and remand.

The State charged sixteen-year old Pizarro-Ortiz in 1981 with first degree murder, armed robbery, and armed burglary. Pizarro-Ortiz pled guilty to second degree murder with a dangerous weapon and armed robbery with a deadly weapon. The trial court dismissed the armed burglary count. In 1982, the trial court sentenced Pizzaro-Ortiz to concurrent life terms on each count.

Pizarro-Ortiz filed…