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Eccleston v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 6, 1998
706 So. 2d 368 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

Opinion

Case No. 97-2876.

Opinion filed February 6, 1998. Rehearing Denied March 12, 1998.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Judge L. Haldane Taylor.

Appellant, Patrick D. Eccleston, pro se.

No appearance for Appellee.


The appellant challenges an order by which his motions for post conviction relief, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, were summarily denied. We are constrained by the Florida Supreme Court's decision in State v. Leroux, 689 So.2d 235 (Fla. 1996), to reverse the trial judge's order because the record attached to it, which includes the written plea agreements and the transcript of the plea hearing, does not conclusively refute the appellant's allegations that his pleas were induced by misinformation from his trial counsel regarding the amount of time he would actually serve and whether he would be eligible for gain time and controlled release programs.

The order of summary denial is REVERSED and the case is REMANDED to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing with regard to the allegations that the appellant's guilty pleas were induced by erroneous advice of counsel.

BARFIELD, C.J., JOANOS, J. and SMITH, Senior Judge, CONCUR.


Summaries of

Eccleston v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 6, 1998
706 So. 2d 368 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)
Case details for

Eccleston v. State

Case Details

Full title:PATRICK D. ECCLESTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Feb 6, 1998

Citations

706 So. 2d 368 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

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