Zamarippa v. State

KHOUZAM, Judge.

Jorge Zamarippa appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief in which he raised a claim of newly discovered evidence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850(b)(1). We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

As a result of his involvement in a drive-by shooting in July of 1997, Zamarippa was convicted of one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder on June 19, 1998. He was sentenced to life without parole on the murder count and 259 months in prison on the remaining counts, to run concurrently. This…