Legal Opinion

Ortiz v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 13, 2002No. 4D01-3393PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

We reverse the summary denial of Appellant’s rule 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief as to one of its multiple claims.

Appellant asserts in ground four that counsel was ineffective for failing to object to a departure sentence entered without written reasons. The order does not include or attach portions of the record conclusively showing that the appellant is not entitled to relief.

Appellant’s allegation that his attorney was ineffective, for failing to object to a departure sentence not accompanied by written reasons, is legally sufficient. See Moore v. State, 747 So.2d 427 (Fla. 2d DCA…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Moore v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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