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Jones v. State

Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District
Dec 20, 2024
No. 5D2024-0058 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2024)

Opinion

5D2024-0058

12-20-2024

Willie James Jones, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

Willie James Jones, Doral, pro se.


Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

3.850 appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County. LT No. 2014-102676-CFDL 3.850 Dawn D. Nichols, Judge.

Willie James Jones, Doral, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Willie James Jones, appeals the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion. As to Ground 2(d) regarding admissibility of child hearsay statements, we reverse and remand for further proceedings as the postconviction court failed to attach records conclusively refuting Appellant's allegations, despite having referred to portions of the transcript of the hearing regarding the use of child hearsay. On remand, the postconviction court shall either attach records conclusively refuting Appellant's claims in Ground 2(d) or conduct an evidentiary hearing. See White v. State, 225 So.3d 321 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017), Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.850(f), and Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2)(D). We affirm as to all other grounds and issues.

AFFIRMED, in part; REVERSED, in part; Remanded for further proceedings.

EDWARDS, C.J., and KILBANE and PRATT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Jones v. State

Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District
Dec 20, 2024
No. 5D2024-0058 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2024)
Case details for

Jones v. State

Case Details

Full title:Willie James Jones, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

Court:Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District

Date published: Dec 20, 2024

Citations

No. 5D2024-0058 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2024)