Shingleton v. State

James B. Shingleton appeals the summary denial of his postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Because Shingleton states two facially sufficient claims that are not refuted by the attachments to the trial court’s order, we reverse the order in connection with those two claims and affirm the order as to the remaining claim.

Shingleton was convicted of capital sexual battery in 1996, and his conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. Shingleton claims that, prior to trial, his attorney informed him that the State had offered to let him plead to…