STEWART
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A motion to withdraw a plea filed outside the thirty-day window under Rule 3.170(l) may be considered under Rule 3.850 if it meets that rule's procedural requirements, but here the motion was both untimely and insufficient under Rule 3.850.
[1] When a motion to withdraw a guilty plea is filed outside the thirty-day period prescribed by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(l), a postconviction court should co…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“When a defendant files a motion to withdraw plea under rule 3.170(l) but the time to file such a motion has passed, the postconviction court should instead consider the motion as one under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 if it meets the procedural requirements of that rule.”
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Stewart entered a negotiated plea in 2013 to misuse of a 911 system, a first-degree misdemeanor, and was ordered to pay a $100 fine and costs. He file…
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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA
SECOND DISTRICT
SHAUN PATRICK STEWART,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
No. 2D2024-2326 October 8, 2025
Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the County Court for Sarasota County; Shannon Hankin, Judge.
PER CURIAM.
Shaun Patrick Stewart appeals the order summarily denying as untimely his "motion to withdraw plea." Construing the motion as one attempting to seek relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, we affirm. Mr. Stewart entered a negotiated plea in 2013 to misuse of a 911 system, a first-degree misdemeanor, and was ordered to pay a $100 fine and costs.1 He filed the motion to withdraw plea in 2024. The postconviction court treated the motion as if it were filed pursuant to
NORTHCUTT, VILLANTI, and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur.
Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication.
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