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Pennington v. State

Citations

  • 34 So. 3d 151
  • 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5975
  • 2010 WL 1727820

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  • confirming that attorneys are required to inform their clients of the maximum sentences they may face when advising them as to whether to accept or reject a plea offer
  • remanding for the trial court to determine, under a correct legal framework, whether a reasonable probability existed that defendant would have accepted the plea if he had known of the correct maximum penalty he faced
  • the defendant has the burden of proof at an evidentiary hearing on a rule 3.850 motion

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Judges: Lewis, Van Nortwick Rowe

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