Hylleberg v. State

Oct 31, 1997
No. 97-1824
Reporters:
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Before:
Goshorn
GOSHORN, Judge.

Robert Hylleberg, Jr. appeals from the summary denial of his rule 3.850 ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍motion. We find merit only in his contention that he is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his claim that his trial counsel was ineffective for ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍misadvising him that voluntary intoxication is not a defense to murder or kidnapping.

This court recently noted in Stevens v. State, 693 So.2d 144 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997) that voluntary ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍intoxication is a defense to the specific intent crime of first-degree murder. See also State v. Bias, 653 So.2d 380 (Fla.1995); Gardner v. State, 480 So.2d 91 (Fla.1985). Voluntary intoxication is ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍also a defense to kidnapping. See Sochor v. State, 619 So.2d 285 (Fla.1993); Worden v. State, 688 So.2d 958 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997).

Because the record does not refute Hylle-berg’s allegation, an evidentiary ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍hearing is required on this issue.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

GRIFFIN, C.J., and THOMPSON, J., concur.