Siner v. State

Defendant William Siner [“Siner”] appeals the summary denial of his 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief. Siner entered nolo contendere pleas to attempted sexual battery and lewd and lascivious offenses, and was sentenced to a total of thirty-five years’ incarceration to be followed by ten years of probation. There was no direct appeal. Siner raises five grounds in his rule 3.850 motion. We see a problem with the summary denial of ground three only.

In ground three, Siner claims that counsel gave affirmative misadvice regarding gain time and parole, and misrepresented the length of time he…