JOHN MORRISON, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Clover Boykin v. Honorable Edward A. Garrison, 658 So. 2d 1090 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995)
  …L.Ed.2d 162 (1970), expressly provide the trial court with the [*1091] discretion to accept or reject negotiated, no contest and Alford, or so-called “best interest,” pleas. See rules 3.170, 3.171 and 3.172, Fla.R.Crim.P. (1995); Rigabar v. Broome, 658 So. 2d 1038 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995) (citing Brown v. State, 367 So. 2d 616 (Fla.1979), and explaining that the trial court has the discretion to reject a negotiated plea). The refusal to consider no contest and Alford pleas would be in direct contravention of this…

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• Taylor v. State, 662 So. 2d 1031 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995)
  …tice.” REVERSED and REMANDED, with directions. BOOTH, MINER and WEBSTER, JJ., concur. * Pleas of convenience, often referred to as “best interest” pleas, are permitted in Florida. Fla. R.Crim.P. 3.172(d) & Committee Notes. See Rigabar v. Broome, 658 So. 2d 1038 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995) ("best interest” guilty plea amounts to plea of guilty without condition or qualification, absent concessions by state or conditions binding defendant, as in the case of a negotiated plea).…
• Ingram v. State, 763 So. 2d 352 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)
  …“best interests” plea. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.172(d). We understand that a trial judge may not refuse to accept a guilty plea simply because the judge does not like best interests pleas and the defendant will not admit guilt. See Rigabar v. Broome, 658 So. 2d 1038. (Fla. 4th DCA), review denied, 664 So. 2d 248 (Fla.1995). However, in our view, the record supports the conclusion that appellant’s admission of guilt was a condition of the trial judge’s plea offer. The requirement that the defendant admit guilt i…

Authorities Cited

• State v. Kahles, 644 So. 2d 512 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994)