Hagans v. State, BL-64

Decision Date05 August 1986
Docket NumberNo. BL-64,BL-64
Citation11 Fla. L. Weekly 1687,492 So.2d 753
Parties11 Fla. L. Weekly 1687 Dwayne D. HAGANS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
CourtFlorida District Court of Appeals

Gerald B. Stewart, Jacksonville, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

MILLS, Judge.

Hagans appeals from the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850. We affirm.

In February 1984, Hagans pled guilty to one count each of armed robbery and attempted second degree murder. At the time of the plea, the trial court placed Hagans under oath and proceeded to make detailed inquiries of him as to whether he understood its nature and consequences. Hagans was also asked if he had been coerced to enter the plea; he responded in the negative, and indicated that the reason for his plea was the strong evidence against him. The court inquired as well as to Hagans' satisfaction with his counsel, and asked if there was anything counsel had failed to do. Hagans indicated his satisfaction with his attorney, stating twice that "he (the attorney) did a nice job."

The court found the plea voluntarily entered and, in March 1984, adjudicated Hagans guilty. He was sentenced outside of the guidelines to two concurrent twelve-year terms. Hagans appealed, arguing that the trial court failed to provide clear and convincing reasons for the departure. The sentence was affirmed by this court without opinion in Hagans v. State, 459 So.2d 1043 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

The instant 3.850 motion was filed in July 1985, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, that the guilty plea had been unlawfully induced and that the trial court had abused its discretion in exceeding the sentencing guidelines. The trial court denied the motion by form order on the grounds that Hagans was relitigating issues already presented on direct appeal, that the record showed he was entitled to no relief and that his factual allegations lacked the requisite specificity. Attached to the order were transcripts of the plea and sentencing proceedings wherein Hagans expressed satisfaction with his counsel and testified that his plea was motivated only by the strength of the evidence against him.

The motion was properly denied with regard to the sentencing guidelines issue because it had already been raised and determined on direct appeal. See Adams v. State, 484 So.2d 1216 (Fla.1986). While the allegations of a coerced plea and ineffective assistance of counsel are properly raised, the...

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  • Eady v. State, 92-460
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • August 28, 1992
    ...See Rackley v. State, 571 So.2d 533, 535 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990); Stewart v. State, 511 So.2d 375 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987); Hagans v. State, 492 So.2d 753 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986). Similarly, allegations that counsel failed to inform the defendant regarding his eligibility for various types of gain-time ......
  • Stewart v. State, s. BO-436
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • July 21, 1987
    ...hearing shows that the plea was voluntarily given and that appellant was satisfied with his attorney's performance. Hagans v. State, 492 So.2d 753 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986); Seymour v. State, 359 So.2d 61 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). Moreover, because the plea bargain was one for the prosecutor's recommen......
  • Rackley v. State, 90-810
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • December 11, 1990
    ...with his attorney defeats any later claims based on an involuntary plea and/or ineffective assistance of counsel. Hagans v. State, 492 So.2d 753 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986). We affirm the trial court's denial of the ineffective assistance claims raised in grounds 1, 2, and 3, and of the coercion cl......
  • Saba v. State, 96-1153
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • July 5, 1996
    ...claim can be refuted by written plea agreement or transcripts); Knowles v. State, 582 So.2d 167 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991); Hagans v. State, 492 So.2d 753 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986). AFFIRMED WITHOUT DAUKSCH, GOSHORN and THOMPSON, JJ., concur. ...
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