STATE v. WATSON

No. 4D05-834.

921 So.2d 774 (2006)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Eddie WATSON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi L. Bettendorf, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jeffrey P. Battista of Menz & Battista, P.L., Vero Beach, for appellee.


HAZOURI, J.

Eddie Watson filed a postconviction motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 asserting twelve grounds for relief. The trial court denied ten of the claims. Watson was granted a new trial based upon the first two claims. The trial court granted Watson relief without an evidentiary hearing. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

Watson was charged with possession of cocaine (count I), possession of marijuana (count II) and...

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