ALEXIS TOUCHTON-WILLIAMS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A trial court's summary denial of a Rule 3.850 postconviction motion must be reversed and remanded when the court fails to attach relevant portions of the record conclusively refuting the claims, even if it cites to the record in its order.
[1] A trial court's summary denial of a Rule 3.850 postconviction motion must be accompanied by attachment of or clear reference to the specific portions of the record that c…
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The court citing Peede v. State for the standard applicable to summary denials of Rule 3.850 motions.
Alexis Touchton-Williams appealed the circuit court's denial of her motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. T…
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February 5, 2025 PER CURIAM.
Alexis Touchton-Williams appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm as to grounds two, six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen, and fifteen without further comment. As to all remaining grounds, we reverse and remand for the circuit court to either hold an evidentiary hearing or attach the relevant portions of the record conclusively refuting these claims. The postconviction court erred in summarily denying these claims by failing to attach the relevant portions of the record to its order. While the trial court cited the record numerous times in its order, it listed no exhibits and failed to attach the portions of the record relevant to these claims. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2)(D) (“On appeal from the denial of relief, unless the record shows conclusively that the appellant is entitled to no relief, the order shall be reversed and the cause remanded for an evidentiary hearing or other appropriate relief.”); Peede v. State, 748 So. 2d 253, 257 (Fla. 1999) (“To uphold the trial court’s summary denial of claims raised in a 3.850 motion, the claims must be either facially invalid or conclusively refuted by the record.”).
AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED. ROWE, WINOKUR, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.
_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.