OLIVER BELL, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 2d DCA | 1991-09-13
No. 91-02607
DANAHY, A.C.J., and PARKER and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.
585 So. 2d 496 Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District (1991) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Oliver Bell appeals the dismissal of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The trial court dismissed the motion as successive and an abuse of procedure.

When a trial court denies a motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing, rule 3.850 requires the attachment to the order of “that portion of the files and records which conclusively shows that the prisoner is entitled to no relief.” The rule does not expressly provide for such attachments when the trial court dismisses a motion after finding that it is successive. Without the attachment of any prior motions filed by the prisoner and other pertinent records in the case, however, this court is precluded from adequately reviewing the order of dismissal. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for the attachment of any documents in the record that support the trial court’s dismissal. Any party aggrieved by the trial court’s subsequent action shall file a notice of appeal within thirty days.

DANAHY, A.C.J., and PARKER and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.


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  • Waterfield v. State, 736 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999)
    …e motion itself or the record attachments referenced by the first order. Without the attachment of the pri- or motion or the record attachments, we cannot adequately review the basis for the trial court’s order denying the motion. See Bell v. State, 585 So. 2d 496 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). Therefore, we reverse and remand. On remand the trial court may again deny Waterfield’s motion as untimely or successive, provided that record attachments conclusively demonstrate that the motion is untimely or successive. Reve…
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