Legal Opinion

Stansel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 28, 2002No. 2D01-4252PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

825 So.2d 1007 (2002)

Ronald STANSEL, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D01-4252.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 28, 2002.

STRINGER, Judge.

Ronald Stansel challenges the order denying his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.[1] We affirm but certify a question of great public importance in regard to Stansel's claim that his plea was involuntary because his trial counsel misinformed him of the future sentence-enhancing consequences of the plea.

On February 21, 1979, Stansel pleaded no contest to one count of sale of…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wood v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Major v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  3. State v. FoxDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. Cecil L. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Rhodes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. DickeySupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  2. Bates v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  3. Alexander v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. McKowen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  5. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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