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Martinez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 16, 2007
956 So. 2d 540 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

Opinion

No. 4D06-3910.

May 16, 2007.

Appeal of order denying rule 3.800(a) motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Michael G. Kaplan, Judge; L.T. Case No. 2-1094 CF10A.

Edgar Martinez, Malone, pro se.

No appearance required for appellee.


Edgar Martinez appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800. In addition to seeking a reduction and modification of his sentence, Martinez attempted to assert a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. He alleged that his guilty plea was entered upon his attorney's misadvice concerning the consequences of entering his plea. According to Martinez, he did not receive the guidelines sentence within the lower guidelines range that he was promised.

Although we affirm the order of summary denial because of technical deficiencies in the motion, we do so without prejudice to Martinez filing a new motion that states a legally sufficient basis for relief under rule 3.850. The amended motion shall be filed no later than thirty days after the issuance of this court's mandate and shall be limited to the allegation of ineffective assistance of trial counsel identified in this opinion.

WARNER, FARMER and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Martinez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 16, 2007
956 So. 2d 540 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)
Case details for

Martinez v. State

Case Details

Full title:Edgar MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: May 16, 2007

Citations

956 So. 2d 540 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)