EVERETT v. STATE

Nos. 86-2692, 86-2693.

535 So.2d 667 (1988)

Morris E. EVERETT, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Stephen Krosschell, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


FRANK, Judge.

In Case No. 86-2692 Everett pleaded nolo contendere to the crime of first degree murder, reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress a confession to the charged crime.

Our first concern is jurisdictional. In State v. Ashby, 245 So.2d 225 (Fla. 1971), our supreme court sanctioned the practice of allowing defendants to plead nolo contendere with reservation of the right to...

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