THOMAS COOK, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 2d DCA | 2005-06-03
No. 2D05-781
KELLY, VILLANTI, and WALLACE, JJ., Concur.
903 So. 2d 1008 Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District (2005) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

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

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

Affirmed; question certified.

KELLY, VILLANTI, and WALLACE, JJ., Concur.


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