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Scott v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 17, 1986
499 So. 2d 29 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 85-186.

December 17, 1986.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Harry Lee Coe, III, J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Deborah K. Brueckheimer, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Candance M. Sunderland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


The defendant argues on this appeal that he should be allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty, claiming confusion and misunderstanding on his part as to the consequences of his plea. The record supports the defendant's claim. Under such circumstances, a defendant should be allowed to withdraw his plea. Thompson v. State, 351 So.2d 701 (Fla. 1977); Dominquez v. State, 432 So.2d 799 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983).

Accordingly, we reverse with directions that the defendant be allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty.

LEHAN and HALL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Scott v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 17, 1986
499 So. 2d 29 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

Scott v. State

Case Details

Full title:JAMES WESLEY SCOTT, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Dec 17, 1986

Citations

499 So. 2d 29 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

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