NELSON v. STATE

No. 4D01-2299.

812 So.2d 584 (2002)

Sylvester NELSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 3, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvester Nelson, Okeechobee, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marrett W. Hanna, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Sylvester Nelson (Appellant) appeals the denial of his motion for post conviction relief alleging ineffectiveness of counsel. We reverse and remand.

The State charged Appellant with Attempted Second Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery. He shot at his victim twice, missing him with the first shot but wounding him with the second. He claimed in his motion that his attorney informed him he could be convicted and sentenced on both charges. Consequently...

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