Alcorn v. State

Supreme Court of Florida · Decided 2013-06-13

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PARIENTE, J. This case involves ineffective assistance of counsel claims arising out of counsel’s failure to correctly inform the defendant of *422 the maximum penalty he faced before rejecting a plea offer. Such claims are rooted in the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provides that the accused shall have the right to effective assistance of co…

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