Legal Opinion

Edwards v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 14, 2018No. Case No. 5D18-2539Published

1Per curiam

Alfonso Edwards appeals the order summarily denying his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Edwards timely filed his postconviction motion, raising two claims for relief. His first claim alleged that a scoresheet error rendered his plea involuntary. The postconviction court failed to rule on this claim, which warrants a remand for the court to address that claim. See Purse v. State, 185 So.3d 627, 627 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016).

*999In his second claim, Edwards asserted ineffective assistance of counsel…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Spera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  2. Purse v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. Boule v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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