Legal Opinion

Blevins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 19, 2007No. 4D05-4517Published

1Per curiam

The appellant, Harley Blevins, Jr., appeals the summary denial of his rule 8.850 motion for postconviction relief. The record does not conclusively refute two legally sufficient grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel, thus we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing as to grounds one and two. We affirm, without comment, as to all other grounds for relief raised in the motion.

In the first ground for relief, Blevins claims his attorney failed to adequately advise him concerning a plea offer. Specifically, Blevins claims his attorney misinformed him concerning the presence of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cottle v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Jalbert v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  3. Steel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  4. Jackson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  5. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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