MICHAEL VINES, v. STATE OF FLORIDA
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA MICHAEL VINES, Appellant, v. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D11-0361 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed July 18, 2011. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. L. P. Haddock, Judge. Michael Vines, pro se, Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Christine Ann Guard, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Michael Vines appeals the summary denial of his Rule 3.850 motion claiming ineffective assistance of counsel on six grounds. We affirm, without discussion, the trial court s denial of grounds 2, 5 and 6. But we reverse the denial of grounds 1, 3 and 4 because the court erroneously relied on defense counsel s affidavit to refute Vines s claims. See Morris v. State, 624 So. 2d 864, 865 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993) ( [A]ffidavits generally cannot substitute for live testimony, subject to cross-examination, in proceedings under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. ); Robinson v. State, 516 So. 2d 20, 20 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987) (stating that trial court could not rely on defense counsel s affidavit in denying postconviction motion alleging ineffective assistance of counsel). We remand for the trial court either to attach parts of the record refuting Vines s claims or to hold an evidentiary hearing. See generally Penn v. State, 941 So. 2d 466 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). AFFIRMED, in part; REVERSED, in part, and REMANDED. THOMAS, WETHERELL, and MARSTILLER, JJ., CONCUR. 2
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