Christopher Busbee v. State of Florida

' Christopher Busbee files a petition alleging that his appellate counsel was ineffective in his direct criminal appeal, We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R.App, P. 9.141(d). For the reasons explained below, we find merit in Busbee’s claims and grant the petition.

Busbee received 17 overall-sentences, all concurrent. At the sentencing hearing, the trial court announced its intent to sen tence Busbee as a habitual felony offender (“HFO”) on all counts.

Case No. ll-CF-1166

The first three sentences were imposed in a violation of probation case, lower tribunal case number ll-CF-1166. We first note…