Legal Opinion

D'Andre Plummer v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 14, 2016No. 15-15390Unpublished

1Per curiam

'D’Andre Plummer, a Florida prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habe-as petition. On appeal, he argues that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to properly convey and explain a plea offer by the State. After a careful review of the parties’ briefs and the record, we affirm.

Plummer is currently serving a 15-year sentence for aggravated battery of a pregnant woman. Plummer contends that his trial counsel, John Eagan, failed to properly convey to him a seven-year plea offer by the State. The trial court record reflects…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  4. Kenneth Allen Stewart v. Secretary, Dept. of Corr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  5. Ernest Charles Downs v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013

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