Henretty v. State

Scott Henretty presents a timely claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. He correctly maintains that, in his appeal to this court in 2011, see Henretty v. State, 75 So.3d 722 (Table) (Fla. 1st DCA 2011), his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to argue that the trial court erred by not renewing the offer of counsel at the entry of his guilty plea and again at sentencing. At the time the petitioner entered his guilty plea and was sentenced, he was proceeding pro se, having previously dismissed his attorney and been *56found competent to represent himself at trial. The…