VARELA v. STATE

No. 97-3633.

711 So.2d 1343 (1998)

Ivan VARELA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy W. Turner, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Maya Saxena, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before GREEN, FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.


GREEN, Judge.

Ivan Varela appeals the denial of his post conviction motion made pursuant to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure rule 3.850 to vacate or to set aside his sentence for armed robbery with a firearm after a jury trial on the grounds that his counsel failed to accurately communicate the state's pretrial plea offer. We conclude that the lower court's finding to the contrary is supported by competent evidence in the record. Accordingly, we affirm.

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