Garcia v. State

WELLS, Judge.

Reinaldo Garcia appeals the summary denial of his rule 3.850 post-conviction motion alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Because Garcia’s facially sufficient claim is neither conclusively refuted by the record, nor otherwise procedurally barred, we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

In August 1998, Garcia and two co-defendants were arrested and charged by the State with armed trafficking in more than 400 grams of cocaine, attempted trafficking in cocaine, conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and trafficking in cocaine. Garcia was released on bond pending trial…