Hawley v. State

Appellant, James Hawley, appeals from the trial court’s order denying his post-conviction claim under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, following an evi-dentiary hearing. Hawley contends the trial court erred in concluding that he failed to prove his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance, because the undisputed facts show that counsel advised him to enter a conditional plea of nolo conten-dere in which he reserved the right to appeal certain speedy-trial issues, yet counsel failed to preserve those issues for appeal. We affirm the trial court’s conclusion that Hawley failed to…