Caso v. State

STRINGER, Judge.

Rigoberto Caso seeks review of the trial court’s order summarily denying a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Because the claim is legally sufficient, the trial court erred in denying it without conducting a hearing. Accordingly, we reverse.

After a jury trial, Caso was convicted of two counts of trafficking in cocaine based upon the seizure of cocaine from his vehicle and home. In his motion for postcon-viction relief, Caso alleged that he was denied effective assistance…