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David Allen EVERETT, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Appellant appeals the postconviction court's summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion. We affirm.
In his postconviction motion, Appellant argued that his counsel was ineffective for failing to fully advise him of the terms of his global plea; specifically, how much credit for time served he would receive in each of three criminal cases. The postconviction court summarily denied the motion, reasoning that counsel was not required to advise of credit for time served because jail credit was not a direct consequence of the plea. This was error. See Reyna v. State, 18 So. 3d 1131, 1133 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009) (“Credit for time served, or jail credit, is a direct consequence of a plea because it affects the range of punishment—in this case, the length of [the defendant's] incarceration—in a definite manner, immediately and automatically upon imposition of a sentence.”).
However, Appellant has not claimed that, but for his counsel's alleged misadvice, he would have insisted on proceeding to trial. Rather, Appellant explicitly denied any desire to withdraw his plea and requested only to alter its terms. Thus, Appellant has not alleged the prejudice necessary to support his ineffectiveness claim. See Hill v. Lockhart, 474 U.S. 52, 58–59, 106 S.Ct. 366, 88 L.Ed.2d 203 (1985). Accordingly, we affirm the summary denial of his postconviction motion.
AFFIRMED.
PER CURIAM.
COHEN, EDWARDS and GROSSHANS, JJ., concur.
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Docket No: Case No. 5D19-1082
Decided: October 18, 2019
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
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