Ferrer v. State

We affirm the trial court’s order summarily denying appellant’s motion for postconviction relief on all grounds except one. As to that claim, he maintains that he was deprived of his right to testify because of his attorney’s misadvice that the state could impeach him with the facts and nature of his prior convictions. See Hope v. State, 960 So.2d 912 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007); Tyler v. State, 793 So.2d 137, 141 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). We conclude that appellant’s motion is legally sufficient to state a claim on this ground on both the deficient performance and prejudice prongs of the Strickland test.…