Supreme Court of Florida

In asserting prejudice from counsel's failure to advise of a possible defense, a defendant seeking to vacate a guilty plea need not allege that the defense would have succeeded at trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/25/2004
• Published 03/25/2004

Judges

• CANTERO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert S. Griscti, Gainesville, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Kellie A. Nielan and Pamela J. Koller, Assistant Attorneys General, Daytona Beach, FL, for Respondent.