HERBERT BANKS, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 1st DCA | 2006-04-27
No. 1D03-1232
WOLF, WEBSTER and BROWNING, JJ., concur.
927 So. 2d 169 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2006) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

In this direct criminal appeal, we reverse the trial court’s order denying appellant’s pro se motion to withdraw his plea, and remand with directions that the trial court appoint conflict-free counsel to assist appellant in the preparation and presentation of his motion. See, e.g., Young v. State, 910 So. 2d 899 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005); Norman v. State, 897 So. 2d 553 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005); Jones v. State, 827 So. 2d 1086 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002); Lester v. State, 820 So. 2d 1078 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002); Wofford v. State, 819 So. 2d 891 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

REVERSED and REMANDED, with directions.

WOLF, WEBSTER and BROWNING, JJ., concur.


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