State v. Matera

DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

The trial court, because of a “totality of circumstances,” granted Matera’s Rule 3.850 motion and vacated his thirteen-year-old robbery conviction. We have examined the record before the trial court and find no circumstances which would warrant a finding that Matera’s conviction was obtained in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or the State of Florida. We therefore reverse with directions that Matera’s conviction be reinstated.

Matera’s motion for relief was based on four grounds. He complained that (1) several phone calls he made from a public…