Jones v. State

Richard Jones (Defendant) appeals an order summarily denying his rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. We reverse the summary denial of ground two of the motion, and otherwise affirm.

Following a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine, 1 and was sentenced to ten years. In ground two of his timely pro se rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief, he claimed his defense counsel was ineffective in misadvising him that his only option was to go to trial, never disclosing to him that the state had made any plea offers. He did not learn…