Riggins v. State

The appellant appeals the summary denial of his rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief upon remand by this Court. See Riggins v. State, 789 So.2d 509 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001). The appellant pled guilty to, and was convicted of, felony DUI, which requires proof of three previous DUI convictions. See § 316.193(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1997). The appellant claimed that he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his counsel failed to investigate the fact that the first one of his three prior DUI convictions was uncounseled, which resulted in prejudice where his fourth DUI was enhanced to a…