Styron v. State

The appellant challenges the order by which the trial court summarily denied his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. One of the appellant’s claims was that he would not have pled to the offenses but for his trial attorney’s promise that his convictions would be reversed on appeal. He further alleged that, notwithstanding his trial attorney’s promise, his convictions were affirmed on appeal. Because this was a facially sufficient claim that was not refuted by the attachments to the order, we reverse the order to the extent that it reflects a denial of…