NORDELO v. State

CORTIÑAS, J.

Nineteen years ago, a jury found Marco Nordelo guilty of armed robbery of a convenience store and sentenced him to life in prison as a habitually violent offender. Before Nordelo’s trial began, his codefen-dant entered a plea of no contest and was sentenced to twenty-five years in state prison.

Two years ago, Nordelo filed a Motion for New Trial Based on Newly Discovered Evidence and Prosecutorial Misconduct Pursuant to Rule 3.850. Attached to the motion was an affidavit from Nordelo’s codefendant, a nineteen-time convicted felon, alleging that Nordelo had not participated in the…