Rodger N. Butler v. State of Florida

Rodger N. Butler ’appeals the trial court’s summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel during a trial in 2011. Upon consideration of his multiple arguments, we affirm the post-conviction order without additional comment, except for Mr. Butler’s second claim. We reverse and remand on his second claim, because the post-conviction order and attached records do not conclusively refute it.

In his second claim for post-conviction relief, Mr. Butler asserted that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to certain statements…