Jenkins v. State

Joseph Alexander Jenkins appeals the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 in which he asserted numerous grounds for relief. We reverse and remand only as to two of the claims raised. In these two claims, Jenkins alleges that the trial court failed to follow the procedures required for habitualization that the supreme court described in Ashley v. State, 614 So.2d 486 (Fla.1993).

Jenkins entered open pleas of nolo conten-dere to multiple criminal offenses in two separate cases on the same day. The trial court sentenced him as a habitual felony…