Hickey v. State

Howard K. Hickey (Hickey) appeals the denial of his post-conviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Hickey alleged that: 1) his plea of guilty was not free and voluntary; 2) that his trial counsel was ineffective by coercing him into accepting a plea bargain to crimes for which no factual basis to constitute crimes charged was ever proven by the state; 3) that his trial counsel was ineffective and the trial court erred for not informing him prior to accepting his bargain for plea that he was agreeing to a departure sentence and that such agreement would…