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MICHAEL MICHAUD, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-1049

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MICHAEL MICHAUD, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-1049 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. [ December 24, 2008] HAZOURI, J. Michael Michaud appeals from the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for ineffective assistance of counsel. Michaud raises five points on appeal. We affirm as to points I, II, IV, and V, and reverse as to point III. Michaud contends that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to improper scoring of his prior out of state convictions which, if properly scored, would have resulted in a reduced sentence. Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.704(d)(14) requires the trial court to include, under prior record, offenses committed by the offender in other jurisdictions...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Opinions on December 24, 2008 (boomark / email).