Renardo A. Smith v. State of Florida

Appellant has filed a rule 3.850 postcon-viction motion in which he asserts that his trial counsel acted ineffectively by failing to advise him that he qualified'for a mandatory sentence, in addition to other penalties, pursuant to the prison releasee reof-fender (“PRR”) statute, section 775.082(9)(a)l., Florida Statutes (2012), prior to his rejection of two plea offers. He asserts counsel’s failure to advise him of his PRR eligibility caused him to reject the offers and proceed to a bench trial, where he was convicted. Thereafter, the state filed notice that he qualified to be sentenced as a…