Legal Opinion

Balcazar v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 21, 2013No. 2D12-2218PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Judge.

Oscar Balcazar appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief, in which he raised two claims in accordance with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm the postconviction court’s denial of claim two without further discussion. However, because claim one was facially insufficient, the postconviction court should have struck the claim with leave to amend instead of summarily denying it.

After entering an agreed no-contest plea, Balcazar was convicted of driving under the influence, fleeing to elude, and resisting arrest with violence. The trial…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Spera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  3. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  4. Hernandez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
  5. Cano v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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3Cited by2 opinions

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