Legal Opinion

Harry L. Good v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 1, 2016No. 5D15-4311Published

1Per curiam

Harry Lee Good appeals the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850(b)(1) motion alleging newly discovered evidence. Although we agree with Good that the trial court’s summary denial order fails to refute his claim, see, e.g., Auritt v. State, 958 So.2d 1052, 1053 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007), because the claim is based on the victim’s recantation and Good failed to attach a copy of the victim’s sworn affidavit 1 to his motion or provide an explanation as to why the required affidavit could not be obtained, see Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.850(c), we are compelled to reverse and remand…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Campbell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  2. Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Auritt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  4. Delice v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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