STATE OF FLORIDA vs CHRISTOPHER C. FINLEY

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D19-2586 CHRISTOPHER C. FINLEY, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed October 9, 2020 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Gail A. Adams, Judge. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kaylee D. Tatman, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Danielle Rufai, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court determined that Appellee’s trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel and granted Appellee’s Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion. We reverse the trial court’s order as to grounds two, three, four, and six because the order does not reflect that a prejudice analysis was conducted as to those grounds. However, we affirm the trial court’s decision to grant a new trial based on its determination that Appellee was entitled to relief on ground five. AFFIRMED, IN PART; REVERSED, IN PART; AND REMANDED. EVANDER, C.J., LAMBERT and COHEN, JJ., concur. 2

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