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825 So. 2d 508

Cook v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 6, 2002

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2002-09-06

Relies on 733 So. 2d 963 - Cottle v. State

Decided 2002-09-06

FULMER, Judge.

¶1Christopher 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.

¶2Cook 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.

¶3Affirmed in part; reversed in part; remanded.

DAVIS and COVINGTON, JJ., concur.
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