ISRAEL TORRES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
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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 ISRAEL TORRES, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D19-2972 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed September 11, 2020 3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Dan Traver, Judge A. James Craner, Judge. Deana K. Marshall, of Law Office of Deana K. Marshall, P.A., Riverview, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Pamela J. Koller, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. EDWARDS, J. Appellant, Israel Torres, appeals the initial order summarily denying Grounds Three, Four, and Five, and the subsequent order denying Grounds One, Two, and Six following an evidentiary hearing, of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 postconviction motion. We have carefully considered the points raised on appeal and have thoroughly reviewed the record on appeal, including Appellant’s motion with attachments, the evidentiary hearing transcript, and the two orders with their attachments that denied his motion. We affirm the postconviction court’s ruling that Grounds Three, Four, and Five were conclusively refuted by the attached records, and we find that the denial of Grounds One, Two, and Six is supported by competent substantial evidence and the correct application of controlling law. We find Appellant’s claims that he was prejudiced by ineffective assistance of counsel to be meritless. Accordingly, we affirm the postconviction court’s thorough, well-reasoned orders in all respects. AFFIRMED. COHEN and LAMBERT, JJ., concur. 2
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