Case Name: Rayford MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-08-09
Citations: 349 So. 2d 226
Docket Number: No. 76-2146
Parties: Rayford MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DAUKSCH, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 349
Pages: 226–226

Head Matter:
Rayford MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 76-2146.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Aug. 9, 1977.
Nelson E. Bailey of Bailey & Brown, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Paul H. Zacks, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
LETTS, Judge.
We are compelled to reverse the trial judge's order denying the defendant's Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850 motion, without a hearing, upon the authority of Barfield v. State, 348 So.2d 621, Opinion filed July 8, 1977 (Fla. 4th DCA). It would appear that Bar-field mandates an evidentiary hearing ". . . unless the motion or record conclusively shows that the movant is entitled to no relief."
Reversed and remanded for an evidentia-ry hearing on the appellant's motion.
DAUKSCH, J., concurs.
DOWNEY, J., dissents, with opinion.