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Clemmons v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jul 5, 2007
959 So. 2d 825 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

Opinion

No. 4D06-3988.

July 5, 2007.

Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Edward A. Garrison, J.

Derrick Clemmons, South Bay, pro se.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The trial court summarily denied appellant's motion for postconviction relief without providing its rationale or attaching those parts of the record which conclusively refute the claims made. See Andersovi v. State, 627 So.2d 1170 (Fla. 1993). However, appellant's motion did not comply with the rule requirement that the motion be under oath. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850(c). While the motion itself was sworn, the facts were included in a memorandum which was not sworn. Therefore, we affirm the summary denial of the motion. Daniels v. State, 450 So.2d 601 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984). However, our affirmance is without prejudice to filing a properly sworn motion and memorandum within sixty days of this opinion.

SHAHOOD, C.J., WARNER and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Clemmons v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jul 5, 2007
959 So. 2d 825 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)
Case details for

Clemmons v. State

Case Details

Full title:Derrick CLEMMONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jul 5, 2007

Citations

959 So. 2d 825 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

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