Legal Opinion

Venta v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 31, 2008No. 3D08-2757Published

1Per curiam

Gustavo Venta (defendant) appeals from the denial of his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm.

Defendants motion raises several grounds for relief. We agree with the trial court that only one ground was timely raised — that defendants plea was involuntary because the trial court failed to advise him of the deportation consequences of the plea. Defendants motion fails to allege that the conviction in this case is the sole basis for his deportation as required under State v. Green, 944 So.2d 208 (Fla.2006). See, e.g., Dumenigo v. State, 988…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Spera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  2. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  3. Dumenigo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  4. Rodriques v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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