LeGrand v. State

Appellant, Kevin LeGrand, was found guilty by a jury of burglary of an occupied dwelling and sentenced as a prison releasee reoffender to fifteen years in prison, with credit for 323 days time served. He appeals his conviction and sentence arguing that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to conduct a Nelson 1 inquiry and by dismissing his motion for postconviction relief for lack of jurisdiction. For the reasons below, we affirm.

Appellant filed a Motion for Nelson Inquiry approximately three months before trial claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. As grounds for the…