Legal Opinion

Arroyo v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 3, 1997No. 97-0563PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POLEN, Judge.

After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied Pablo Arroyo’s motion for relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Arroyo raises three issues on appeal: (1) the trial court failed to sufficiently explain the consequences of an habitual felony offender sentence at his change of plea hearing; (2) consecutive habitual felony offender sentences on his two counts of sale of cocaine were impermissible under Hale v. State, 630 So.2d 521 (Fla.1993), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 909, 115 S.Ct. 278, 130 L.Ed.2d 195 (1994); and (3) trial counsel was ineffective for failure to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Novaton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  3. Arroyo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Selby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Bell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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