Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 22, 2001No. 1D00-3569Published

1Per curiam

The appellant’s rule 3.850 motion was improperly summarily denied as successive. Browning v. State, 687 So.2d 950 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997); Ames v. State, 518 So.2d 465 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988). We reverse and remand the case for the trial court to consider, upon an evidentiary hearing if necessary, the appellant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

ALLEN, C.J., BOOTH and BENTON, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ames v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. Browning v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997