Debonis v. State

John Debonis appeals an order denying his motion for post-conviction relief. We reverse, because the trial court erred in deciding the case as a matter of law based on the content of the original plea colloquy, without resolving the conflicts in the testimony presented at the evidentiary hearing.

In Debonis v. State, 712 So.2d 844 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998), we remanded this ease for the trial court to conduct an evidentiary hearing on certain aspects of appellant’s post-conviction relief claims. Debonis claimed that he would not have entered his guilty plea to DUI manslaughter had his attorney, John…