Legal Opinion

Morales v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 23, 2011No. 2D10-4831Published

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Judge.

Jose Luis Morales appeals the order denying his timely motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, in which he raised five grounds for relief. We reverse and remand for further proceedings on ground three only. We affirm the remainder of the postconviction court’s order without comment.

On June 8, 2009, Morales pleaded guilty to attempted sexual battery of a child under twelve years of age and burglary with battery. Morales was sentenced to concurrent terms of twenty years’ imprisonment on each count, followed by ten years of sex…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stano v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. Borders v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Carr v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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