Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 6, 2002No. 3D02-1432Published

1Per curiam

Alfredo Garcia appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.

As the record does not conclusively refute the claim of defendant-appellant Garcia that his trial counsel was ineffective for *398failing to pursue a voluntary intoxication defense, we reverse the order now before us and remand for a hearing on that issue only. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(b)(2); Patton v. State, 784 So.2d 380, 386 (Fla.2000); Lovett v. State, 773 So.2d 574, 575 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); see also Etienne v. State, 778 So.2d 474, 475 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Caison v.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Patton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Lovett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  3. Caison v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Etienne v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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