Prieto v. State

Jorge Prieto (“Prieto”) pleaded guilty and was convicted in 1994. The trial court subsequently sentenced him to life in prison in 1996. This Court, thereafter, affirmed the denial of Prieto’s pro se motion for postconviction relief. Prieto v. State, 824 So.2d 924 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (affirming denial of motion for posteonviction relief on ground that defendant cannot demonstrate prejudice because deportation notice also lists 1989 Broward County conviction).

Since then, Prieto has filed numerous pro se motions for postconviction relief in the trial court raising the same argument. All of these…