Long v. State
Long v. State
803 So. 2d 913; 2002 WL 80941
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Long v. State
Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
We grant Rubin Long a/k/a Olusequn B. Falodun’s motion for rehearing, withdraw our prior opinion and substitute the following opinion.
We affirm the trial court’s order denying post-conviction relief. As in Major v. State, 790 So.2d 550 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001), we certify that we have passed on the following question of great public importance:
WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT OR COUNSEL HAVE A DUTY TO ADVISE A DEFENDANT THAT HIS PLEA IN A PENDING CASE MAY HAVE SENTENCE ENHANCING CONSEQUENCES IF THE DEFENDANT COMMITS A NEW CRIME IN THE FUTURE?
Affirmed; question certified.
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