Davis v. State

SILBERMAN, Judge.

Renard Davis appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In April 1990, Davis was convicted of attempted armed robbery and first-degree felony murder. The convictions were affirmed on appeal. See Davis v. State, 590 So.2d 1071 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). Davis filed his postconviction motion in June 2009 claiming that Tony Brown was a key State witness whose testimony served to implicate Davis as the shooter in the botched robbery attempt. The motion…