Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2003

Coleman v. State

Coleman v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 10, 2003 · Canady, Covington, Villanti
861 So. 2d 1213; 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 18749; 2003 WL 22900408 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Coleman v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Alexander v. State, 830 So.2d 899 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). As this court did in Alexander, 830 So.2d at 899-900, we certify the same question of great public importance, to wit:

WHETHER ALLEGATIONS OF AFFIRMATIVE MISADVICE BY TRIAL COUNSEL ON THE SENTENCE ENHANCING CONSEQUENCES OF A DEFENDANT’S PLEA FOR FUTURE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN AN OTHERWISE FACIALLY SUFFICIENT MOTION ARE COGNIZABLE AS AN INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL CLAIM.

Affirmed; question certified.

COVINGTON, CANADY, and VILLANTI, JJ., Concur.

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