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McDonald v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 18, 1995
661 So. 2d 417 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Opinion

No. 95-1842.

October 18, 1995.

Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County; Stephen A. Rapp, Judge.

Calvin McDonald, Mayo, pro se appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Michelle A. Konig, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


We conclude that the trial court erred in denying appellant's rule 3.850 motion without an evidentiary hearing on one ground of the motion only — that alleging ineffective assistance of counsel because of insufficient time to investigate and prepare for a trial. The portions of the record attached to the order denying relief do not conclusively show that appellant is entitled to no relief, and accordingly we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

GUNTHER, C.J., and STONE and KLEIN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

McDonald v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 18, 1995
661 So. 2d 417 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)
Case details for

McDonald v. State

Case Details

Full title:CALVIN McDONALD, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Oct 18, 1995

Citations

661 So. 2d 417 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)