Clifford v. State

Paul Clifford appeals from the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We reverse.

Clifford, who entered a plea to first degree murder for a life sentence, claims he received ineffective assistance from his attorney. Specifically, he alleges that coun*773sel did not inform him that he would be required to serve twenty-five years before becoming eligible for parole,1 but instead promised he could be released after serving no more than ten years. If this allegation is true, and Clifford was not otherwise apprised of…