Joseph S. McDonald v. State

Joseph McDonald (the defendant) appeals the final order entered by the trial court denying his claims for post-conviction relief. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.850. We conclude that the trial court reversibly erred in summarily denying ground 10 of the defendant’s post-conviction motion because the court failed to provide attachments that conclusively showed that the defendant was not entitled to receive any relief. In all other respects, the trial court’s order is affirmed.

In ground 10 of his motion, the defendant alleged that defense counsel was ineffective for failing to object to “inappropriate…