Fortner v. State

FULMER, CAROLYN K, Judge.

Tracy Gauthier Fortner, in her petition filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c), raises two grounds alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We grant the petition as it relates to one of the grounds, and we deny, without comment, the remaining ground.

Fortner was convicted after jury trial of trafficking in cocaine in violation of section 893.135(l)(b)(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2006). The trial court sentenced her to forty-five months in prison with a three-year minimum mandatory prison sentence, followed by sixty months of drug…