From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Bienaime v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 9, 2008
971 So. 2d 278 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Opinion

No. 4D07-1473.

January 9, 2008.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Michael L. Gates, Judge; L.T. Case No. 05-016597 CF10A.

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Ellen Griffin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and August A. Bonavita, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Appellant entered a plea to the crime of sexual battery. He moved to withdraw his plea. There was a conflict between appellant and his attorney at the hearing on the motion. We reverse for a new hearing on the motion with conflict free counsel. See Padgett v. State, 743 So.2d 70 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).

FARMER, KLEIN and GROSS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Bienaime v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 9, 2008
971 So. 2d 278 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)
Case details for

Bienaime v. State

Case Details

Full title:Woobens BIENAIME, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jan 9, 2008

Citations

971 So. 2d 278 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Citing Cases

Jones v. State

It is well established that a motion to withdraw a plea pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure…