Smith v. State

The defendant appeals from the circuit court’s summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. We conclude all four of the defendant’s claims lack merit. We affirm.

The state charged the defendant with sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine. On the day of trial, the defendant decided to enter an open no contest plea. After the defendant signed the plea paperwork, the state handed defense counsel a notice of its intent to prove that the defendant was a habitual felony offender subject to an enhanced maximum penalty.

The circuit court conducted…