Kendrick v. State

This is an appeal from the summary denial of Kendrick’s motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Of the four grounds Kendrick alleged in his motion, only one is legally sufficient to require an evidentiary hearing or attachments that refute the allegation.

Kendrick pleaded guilty to sale and possession of cocaine and aggravated assault. He was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. Kendrick contends that his counsel was ineffective because counsel promised him that he, Kendrick, would not be sentenced as a habitual offender and would receive a…