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Hartley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 19, 2008
993 So. 2d 1187 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Opinion

No. 4D08-2562.

November 19, 2008.

Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Charles E. Burton, Judge; L.T. Case No. 2005CF008174AXX.

Clarence Anthony Hartley, Perry, pro se.

No appearance required for appellee.


Clarence Hartley appeals the final order entered by the trial court summarily denying his motion for postconviction relief which raised four claims. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850. We affirm the denial of claims one, three and four. However, in claim two, appellant has stated a sufficient claim for ineffective assistance of counsel in that his trial counsel failed to make a legally sufficient motion for judgment of acquittal at his trial particularly on the charge of felony petit theft. We therefore reverse the trial court's summary denial and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part; and Remanded.

TAYLOR, HAZOURI and MAY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hartley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 19, 2008
993 So. 2d 1187 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)
Case details for

Hartley v. State

Case Details

Full title:Clarence Anthony HARTLEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Nov 19, 2008

Citations

993 So. 2d 1187 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)