Godwin v. State

SILBERMAN, Judge.

Jonathan Godwin seeks review of an order denying his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 after a hearing. Godwin was convicted of armed false imprisonment and robbery with a firearm after a jury trial. We affirm the denial of each of Godwin’s claims but write to explain our reasoning for affirming the denial of claim 5(b).

Godwin represented himself with the assistance of standby counsel during the guilt phase of his trial; he was represented by counsel at sentencing. In claim *4985(b),1 Godwin argued that defense counsel was ineffective…