Legal Opinion

Dasher v. Attorney General, Florida

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 13, 2009No. 08-10363PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KORMAN, District Judge:

Cornelius V. Dasher pled guilty to a one-count State of Florida information charging him with possession of cocaine with intent to sell within 1000 feet of a church. Fla. Stat. § 893.13(1)E(1) (2008). Prior to pleading, his attorney had obtained a promise from Judge Foster, the sentencing judge, that Dasher would be sentenced to thirteen months in a Florida State prison if he pled guilty. Dasher advised his attorney that he preferred a twelve month sentence, which he could have served in a county jail. Because Judge Foster had indicated that he would go no lower than…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Yarborough v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Wilkinson v. DotsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. John Angus Wright v. Sec. For the Dept. of Correc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by9 opinions

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