Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 6, 2009No. 2D08-3293PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Eduardo Garcia appeals the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm the denial of his ineffective assistance of counsel claim without comment. However, we reverse and remand for the postconviction court to hold an evidential^ hearing on Mr. Garcia’s facially sufficient claim concerning the sentence the trial court ultimately imposed after Mr. Garcia failed to appear for his originally scheduled sentencing. The postconviction court erred in summarily denying Mr. Garcia’s claim that his failure to appear was not willful…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  2. Lee v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Robinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  4. Valladares v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  5. Breland v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Peacock v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  2. Lowery v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. Garcia v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  4. MICHAEL ALI v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2023
  5. Matos v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2024

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