STATE v. CASTILLA

No. 86-2626.

507 So.2d 727 (1987)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Angel CASTILLA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Michele L. Crawford, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Charles H. Snowden, Miami, for appellee.

Before HUBBART, FERGUSON, and JORGENSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by the state from an order of the trial court granting Angel Castilla's motion to vacate his judgment of conviction on ineffective assistance of counsel grounds. We reverse the trial court's order for the reasons which follow.

Castilla had pled nolo contendere to a charge of cocaine possession. In his motion to vacate his judgment of conviction, Castilla alleged ineffective assistance of counsel based upon his attorney's failure...

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