Case Name: Christopher COOK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-09-06
Citations: 825 So. 2d 508
Docket Number: No. 2D02-1928
Parties: Christopher COOK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DAVIS and COVINGTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 825
Pages: 508–509

Head Matter:
Christopher COOK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D02-1928.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Sept. 6, 2002.

Opinion:
FULMER, Judge.
Christopher Cook timely appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850. Cook raised four claims for relief. Because his first claim was facially sufficient and not refuted by any record attachments, we reverse. As to the other three claims, we affirm the denial of relief without discussion.
Cook was tried for three counts of lewd sexual battery on a child under the age of sixteen, and he was convicted of two counts. In his first claim, Cook alleged that defense counsel failed to communicate a plea offer by the State. He further alleged that he would have accepted the plea offer and that his sentence would have been less. These allegations are facially sufficient to state a claim for ineffective assistance of counsel. See Cottle v. State, 733 So.2d 963, 969 (Fla.1999). Although unartfully stated, Cook alleged that the State offered a plea to a single count and that if Cook had known about and accepted the offer, the. State would have been foreclosed from charging additional counts. Because Cook's motion alleged a facially sufficient claim, we reverse. On remand, unless the claim is conclusively refuted by the record, an evidentiary hearing will be necessary.
Affirmed in part; reversed in part; remanded.
DAVIS and COVINGTON, JJ., concur.