Legal Opinion

Padron v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 11, 2002No. 2D01-413PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

827 So.2d 393 (2002)

Lazaro PADRON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D01-413.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 11, 2002.

GREEN, Judge.

Lazaro Padron appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Padron's motion raised a claim of newly discovered evidence based upon the recantation of trial testimony. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

Padron presented to the trial court alleged newly discovered evidence from three sources. He filed an affidavit and separate sworn…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. McLin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Evans v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  2. Keen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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