Case Name: Gerald L. SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-05-30
Citations: 956 So. 2d 1266
Docket Number: No. 4D07-1312
Parties: Gerald L. SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: STEVENSON, C.J., WARNER and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 956
Pages: 1266–1267

Head Matter:
Gerald L. SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D07-1312.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 30, 2007.
Gerald L. Smith, Belle Glade, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The order denying appellant's motion for postconviction relief is summarily reversed. When a trial court denies a rule 3.850 motion without an evidentiary hearing, it must "either state its rationale in its decision or attach those specific parts of the record that refute each claim presented in the motion." Anderson v. State, 627 So.2d 1170, 1171 (Fla.1993) (citing Hoffman v. State, 571 So.2d 449, 450 (Fla.1990)). The trial court's order in this case does neither.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
STEVENSON, C.J., WARNER and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.