Legal Opinion

ERROL STILLEY v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 12, 2017No. 4D17-0283Published

1Per curiam

The order summarily denying appellant’s motion for postconviction relief is affirmed. Appellant makes several claims regarding his plea and his inability to comprehend it because he was on medication. However, in his motion, he alleges defense counsel told him not to mention to the judge that he was taking psychotropic medication. He is not entitled to relief if he deliberately did not tell the trial court that his medication was affecting his understanding. See Iacono v. State, 930 So.2d 829, 830-31 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). As to his other claims, most are conclusory or show no ineffective…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Iacono v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  2. Montero v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Capalbo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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