Bland v. State

The appellant challenges an order denying his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion, in which he raises several claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and asserts that his plea was involuntarily entered. The trial court denied the motion because the appellant had entered a plea. The court did not attach any portion of the record that conclusively refuted the appellant’s claims, nor did it hold an evidentiary hearing.

We reverse and remand the order for the trial court to either attach the relevant portions of the record that conclusively refute the appellant’s claims, or…