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ALCORN v. STATE

No. SC11-1322.

121 So.3d 419 (2013)

Tommy Lee ALCORN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 13, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Richard B. Greene , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, FL, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Celia A. Terenzio , Bureau Chief, and Jeanine M. Germanowicz , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent.

PARIENTE, J.

This case involves ineffective assistance of counsel claims arising out of counsel's failure to correctly inform the defendant of 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 counsel in all criminal prosecutions. Missouri v. Frye,<...

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