TROY E. DANIEL, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 2d DCA | 2004-02-18
No. 2D03-1514
SALCINES and WALLACE, JJ, Concur.
865 So. 2d 661 Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District (2004) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
COVINGTON, Judge.

COVINGTON, Judge.

Troy E. Daniel appeals the trial court’s denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea. Daniel’s motion alleged that his trial counsel misadvised him regarding sentencing. Because the record fails to show that Daniel is not entitled to relief, we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing. See Snodgrass v. State, 837 So. 2d 507, 508 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (citing State v. Leroux, 689 So. 2d 235, 237 (Fla.1996)). Since a motion to withdraw a plea pursuant to rule 3.170(i) is a “critical stage” in which the defendant is entitled to effective assistance of counsel, Brown v. State, 835 So. 2d 402, 403 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003), we remand with directions that the trial court appoint conflict-free counsel for the evidentiary hearing.

Reversed and remanded.

SALCINES and WALLACE, JJ, Concur.


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  • Krautheim v. State, 38 So. 3d 802 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010)
    …nt at the hearing. A motion to withdraw plea is a critical stage of the proceedings at which a defendant is entitled to be present and to have counsel represent him. Garcia v. State, 846 So. 2d 660, 661 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003); see also Daniel v. State, 865 So. 2d 661, 661 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004) (“[A] motion to withdraw a plea pursuant to rule 3.170(Z) is a ‘critical stage’ in which the defendant is entitled to effective assistance of counsel ....” (quoting Brown v. State, 835 So. 2d 402, 403 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003))); Ha…
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