Rivera v. State

Porfiro Rivera appeals the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, in which he raised three grounds for relief. We reverse and remand for further proceedings on ground one and affirm without comment on grounds two and three.

On September 24, 2008, Mr. Rivera’s counsel informed him of the State’s plea offer of twenty years’ imprisonment. Mr. Rivera rejected the offer because he wanted to continue investigating his case. Mr. Rivera then appeared before the trial judge, who also informed him of the plea offer. The trial judge told Mr. Rivera that…