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Benjamin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 27, 2001
791 So. 2d 554 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

Case No. 2D01-955

Opinion filed July 27, 2001.

Appeal pursuant to Fla.R.App.P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Jack Espinosa, Jr., Judge.


John Lester Benjamin appeals the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Benjamin pleaded guilty to two counts of delivery of cocaine, two counts of possession of cocaine, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He now claims that the search warrant issued in his case was not supported by probable cause and that his counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion to suppress. We find that the trial court properly denied Benjamin's rule 3.850 motion because he failed to state a facially sufficient claim. The affidavit submitted in support of the search warrant established probable cause. See State v. Lewis, 605 So.2d 590 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992). Therefore, we affirm.

Affirmed.

BLUE, C.J., and FULMER and NORTHCUTT, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

Benjamin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 27, 2001
791 So. 2d 554 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Benjamin v. State

Case Details

Full title:JOHN LESTER BENJAMIN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jul 27, 2001

Citations

791 So. 2d 554 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)