Case Name: Nakia WAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-01-13
Citations: 724 So. 2d 181
Docket Number: No. 98-227
Parties: Nakia WAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN, WEBSTER and BROWNING, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 724
Pages: 181–181

Head Matter:
Nakia WAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-227.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jan. 13, 1999.
Appellant pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; L. Michael Billmeier,' Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant seeks review of an order denying his motion for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, on the ground that it was untimely. The state correctly concedes that the motion was timely. However, it argues that we should, nevertheless, affirm because the trial court held an evidentiary hearing on appellant's claims and it is clear from the transcript of that hearing that appellant is not entitled to any relief.
The trial court's written order denied appellant's motion on the ground that it was untimely. We will not speculate regarding what the trial court's ruling might have been had it reached the merits of appellant's claims. The trial court's order denying the motion as untimely is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings. Should the trial court again deny the motion, it shall explain in its written order the basis therefor and attach to its order the portions of the record which support its decision.
REVERSED and REMANDED, with directions.
ALLEN, WEBSTER and BROWNING, JJ., concur.