Mansfield v. State

Appellant Willie Mansfield appeals the summary denial of his pro se motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm without comment the trial court’s order as to claims 1-2 and 6-7 of the motion, but reverse summary denial as to points 3-5 and remand for further proceedings.

Appellant was convicted after a jury trial of burglary of a structure with battery, grand theft, and battery after he allegedly entered a business looking for employment, stole a laptop computer, then struck a current employee outside the premises. Appellant gave a…