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Davis v. State

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  • 697 So. 2d 957
  • 1997 WL 428521

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  • holding that in order to establish prejudice based on misadvice regarding sentence length, defendant must allege generally that he would not have pleaded but for the bad advice
  • holding that defendant’s claim that his counsel’s incorrect advice about the consequences of a plea bargain led him to enter a plea stated a facially sufficient claim for postconviction relief
  • noting that claimant is required to establish prejudice from alleged bad legal advice, and absent allegation that he or she would have rejected plea offer had proper advice been given, showing of prejudice is not made and claim may be denied as facially insufficient

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Judges: Per Curiam

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