Case Name: James CURTIS a/k/a James Mallory, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-03-12
Citations: 689 So. 2d 423
Docket Number: No. 96-4111
Parties: James CURTIS a/k/a James Mallory, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WARNER, PARIENTE and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 689
Pages: 423–424

Head Matter:
James CURTIS a/k/a James Mallory, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 96-4111.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 12, 1997.
James Curtis a/k/a James Mallory, Blountstown, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse only with respect to appellant's claim in his rule 3.850 motion that trial counsel failed to properly advise him that if he testified at trial, the jury would learn of his prior felony convictions. See generally Hicks v. State, 666 So.2d 1021 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996). The case is remanded for either attachment of portions of the file and records conclusively showing appellant was not entitled to relief, or for an evidentiary hearing concerning appellant's decision to testify in light of the said failure.
As to all other grounds alleged, we affirm the trial court's summary denial.
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED.
WARNER, PARIENTE and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.