Legal Opinion

Miguel A/K/A Angel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 21, 2016No. 3D16-1851PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtEmas, J.

Angel M. Miguel appeals from the trial court’s denial of his postconviction motion for return of property. While we agree that the motion was facially insufficient, 1 we hold that the trial court erred in denying the motion without granting Miguel an opportunity to amend the motion to set forth a facially sufficient claim.

The trial court denied the motion as both untimely and facially insufficient. On appeal, the State properly concedes that the motion was timely. See § 705.105(1), Fla. Stat. (2016) (providing that “[t]itle to unclaimed evidence or unclaimed tangible personal property…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bolden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  2. Reyneldon J. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. Wilson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  4. Scott Arel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  5. Holmes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Watkins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017

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