Case Name: Lester JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-09-15
Citations: 362 So. 2d 465
Docket Number: No. 78-1140
Parties: Lester JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HOBSON, Acting C. J., and OTT, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 362
Pages: 465–465

Head Matter:
Lester JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 78-1140.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Sept. 15, 1978.

Opinion:
DANAHY, Judge.
Appellant filed a motion to vacate his sentence under Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850. In that motion he alleged that a prior conviction was invalid under Gideon v. Wainwright and that the trial court had used the prior conviction to enhance his sentence in this case.
The trial court denied appellant's motion without an evidentiary hearing. We reverse. If the allegations contained in the motion are true, appellant is entitled to be resentenced without reference to the prior conviction. Wolfe v. State, 323 So.2d 680 (Fla.2d DCA 1975). Accordingly, we remand the case so that the trial court may hold an evidentiary hearing to test the truth of appellant's allegations.
HOBSON, Acting C. J., and OTT, J., concur.
. 372 U.S. 335, 83 S.Ct. 792, 9 L.Ed.2d 799 (1963).
. We have reviewed the transcript of the sentencing hearing, and we can find nothing which refutes appellant's allegations. In fact, we note that the court made a specific reference to appellant's prior conviction.