Case Name: Wayne Charles CLOUTHIER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1979-10-12
Citations: 375 So. 2d 874
Docket Number: No. 78-1773
Parties: Wayne Charles CLOUTHIER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HOBSON, Acting C. J., and OTT, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 375
Pages: 874–874

Head Matter:
Wayne Charles CLOUTHIER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 78-1773.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Oct. 12, 1979.
Jack 0. Johnson, Public Defender, James R. Wulchak, Asst. Public Defender and Charles L. Stutts, Legal Intern, Bartow, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
RYDER, Judge.
Wayne Charles Clouthier appeals the summary denial of his Rule 3.850 motion. We vacate the trial judge's order disposing of the motion because the motion was not under oath.
Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850 specifically provides that a motion for post-conviction relief, submitted pursuant thereto, "shall be under oath." We believe this requirement to be an absolute prerequisite to the trial court's consideration of any such motion as it is the only effective way to prevent the use of false allegations in motions for post-conviction relief. Monroe v. State, 371 So.2d 683 (Fla.2d DCA 1979).
Accordingly, we remand this case to the trial court with instructions to deny the motion without prejudice to the appellant to file a sworn motion.
HOBSON, Acting C. J., and OTT, J., concur.