Jerkins v. State

Appellant seeks review of the summary denial of a motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse the summary denial of appellant’s claim that his admission to an affidavit alleging a violation of probation was involuntary. We affirm without discussion the summary denial of appellant’s second claim.

In his motion, appellant alleged that he was on probation for an offense committed in January of 1997, before the effective date of the Criminal Punishment Code. He further alleged that, when he admitted violating probation in 2006 in exchange…