Paul v. State

Virón ■ Paul (“Defendant”) appeals the order summarily denying his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. Defendant has previously been denied relief. However, for the reasons discussed below, we conclude that this is one of those rare, exceptional cases where the failure to grant relief would result in a manifest injüstice. We therefore reverse the order on appeal and remand for a new trial.

To explain why we are granting Defendant relief, we compáre Defendant’s case with that of his brother, Vishaul Paul. Defendant and his brother were indicted for…