Legal Opinion

Childs v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 3, 2017No. Case No. 5D16-3638Published

1Per curiam

Justin Childs appeals the trial court’s order denying his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. We affirm as to Ground Two. However, because the record attachments do not conclusively refute Childs’ claim that his plea is invalid since probation was not contemplated as part of the plea agreement, we reverse the summary denial of Ground One and remand for attachment of portions of the record conclusively refuting this claim or for an evidentiary hearing. See Spacco v. State, 739 So.2d 1269, 1270 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999) (explaining that defendant’s plea may have…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Eggers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  2. Spacco v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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