Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 23, 2011No. 3D11-2136PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WELLS, Chief Judge.

Charles L. Johnson appeals an order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) as successive. On appeal from a summary denial, this court must reverse unless the post-conviction record, see Fla. R App. P. 9.141(b)(2)(A), shows conclusively that the appellant is entitled to no relief. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(b)(2)(D).

Because the record before us fails to make the required showing, we reverse the order on appeal and remand for an eviden-tiary hearing, or for the attachment of record excerpts conclusively showing that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. SpencerSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Fitzgerald v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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