Jose Aguila, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee. (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Jose Aguila, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D25-0428

Decided: November 19, 2025

Before SCALES, C.J., and GORDO and GOODEN, JJ.

Michael A. Pizzi, Jr., P.A., and Michael A. Pizzi, Jr., for appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Daihana Chang, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Appellant Jose Aguila challenges the trial court's summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. He asserts that his first defense counsel—who represented him before he voluntarily pled guilty while represented by court-appointed counsel—was ineffective for various reasons. But he cannot assert claims that attempt to go behind the plea. See Stano v. State, 520 So. 2d 278, 280 (Fla. 1988); Dean v. State, 580 So. 2d 808, 810 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991). That plea is a break in the chain of events that came before it. Tollett v. Henderson, 411 U.S. 258, 267 (1973). For that reason, the trial court properly summarily denied his motion.

Affirmed.

PER CURIAM.

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