Balas v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHCUTT, Judge.
Andrew C. Balas appeals the order summarily disposing of his motion and amended motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Balas raised three grounds for relief. We affirm the dismissal of grounds two and three without further comment. However, we reverse the summary denial of Balas’s amended ground one because the postconviction court overlooked his timely supplement to his amended ground one.
Balas entered an open guilty plea to one count of causing death or serious bodily injury by carelessly or negligently operating a motor…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hempstead v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
- Cabrera v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- Pritchett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004