Legal Opinion

ESCOBAR-GUILLEN v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 4, 2011No. 5D10-2454Published

1Opinion of the CourtSawaya, J.

Jose Escobar-Guillen appeals the trial court’s order that summarily denied his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief in which he alleged a Miranda 1 violation and coerced confession. Pursuant to Spera v. State, 971 So.2d 754, 755 (Fla.2007), we reverse. We do so because we are unable to conclude that the facial deficiencies of these claims, referenced by the trial court, cannot be remedied by amendment. See Oliver v. State, 10 So.3d 704 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009).

Accordingly, the order is reversed and this case remanded with instructions that the trial court…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Spera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  3. Parsons v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  4. Oliver v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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