Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 23, 2000No. 1D00-253PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

The appellant challenges the trial court’s denial following a hearing of the appellant’s Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his request for the appointment of counsel. We agree. See, e.g., Florence v. State, 754 So.2d 175 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000); Rogers v. State, 702 So.2d 607 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997); Williams v. *217State, 472 So.2d 738 (Fla.1985). However, only the fourth claim raised in the motion is facially sufficient and not conclusively refuted by the record. Accordingly, we reverse the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Rogers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  3. Florence v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Osborne v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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