Gould v. State

Defendant Edward Gould appeals the summary denial of his Rule 3.850 motion. We affirm the trial court’s denial of defendant’s ineffective assistance claims because defendant fails to allege that he had a viable defense to the charges against him. See Grosvenor v. State, 816 So.2d 822 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002); Maples v. State, 804 So.2d 599 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). However, we reverse as to defendant’s claim that his plea was involuntary. Defendant alleges that his plea was involuntary, because his counsel promised him that he would only be sentenced to five years, but nonetheless told him that he…