Johnson v. State

Patrick Johnson seeks relief from the trial court’s denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm the trial court’s denial of relief on grounds two, three and four of the motion, ie., that counsel was ineffective for failing to conduct an investigation based on insanity, for failing to move to suppress all confessions, and for failing to defend and request a jury instruction on voluntary intoxication. We reverse and remand for further proceedings on Johnson’s claim that his guilty pleas were coerced by counsel and based on…