Wood v. State

Chad Wood (defendant) appeals the final order entered by the trial court denying his motion for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to rule 3.850 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. Determining that the trial court erred in failing to consider the contents of the memorandum of law which the defendant filed in support of his rule 3.850 motion, which was timely filed and sworn to under oath, we reverse and remand to allow the trial court to properly consider the contents of the memorandum.

The defendant filed a motion seeking post-conviction relief following his conviction on one count…