Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 17, 2016No. 2D15-4628PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge.

Michael Mitchell appeals from the order summarily denying his motion for postcon-viction relief filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Because Mitchell’s claim that his defense counsel failed to convey a plea offer was not refuted by the record, we reverse for an eviden-tiary hearing.

Mitchell was originally charged in count I with leaving the scene of a crash involving death and in count II with driving with a suspended license. The State later amended the information to add count III, vehicular homicide. Mitchell entered an open guilty plea to counts I and II in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Missouri v. FryeSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Alcorn v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
  3. Peede v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  4. Gallant v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. Whitten v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Earl C. Ogden v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. Melady v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Pasco County)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2023

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