Rosado v. State

Hector Rosado appeals the denial of his post-conviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. He claims ineffective assistance of his privately retained counsel, Ricardo Pesquera. We affirm.

Rosado was adjudicated guilty on 7 March 2002 to armed robbery with a firearm, was sentenced to the minimum mandatory sentence of ten years’ imprisonment, and did not appeal. When Rosado entered his plea, he was serving two concurrent sentences of 22.89 years, with ten-year mandatory minimum sentences, for offenses in Orange and Osceola Counties arising from a similar robbery.

During the…