Rachel v. State

Reginald Rachel appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Rachel has raised four claims in his motion. We affirm in all respects except for Rachel’s second and *193third claims, on which we reverse for an evidentiary hearing.

In his second claim Rachel raised two issues. First, Rachel contended that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to adequately object to the court’s permitting the State to bolster testimony by a State witness, who happened to be the co-defendant, by playing his pretrial statement to…