District Court of Appeal of Florida September 8, 1989, No. 87-01110 (Barr v. State)

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United States · · · 08-09-1989

PER CURIAM.

Arba Earl Barr appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief. The motion alleged that Barr’s trial counsel, in recommending that Barr elect to be sentenced under the sentencing guidelines, failed to explain that Barr would thereby be ineligible for parole.* If true, this could constitute ineffective assistance of counsel. See, e.g., Highsmith v. State, 493 So.2d 533 (Fla.

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