GUNTHER, Judge.
The defendant appeals his conviction for trafficking in cocaine and the resulting sentence of fifteen years minimum mandatory plus a mandatory $250,000 fine. He asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty which he filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(f). We agree and reverse.
The law favors a trial on the merits. Where it appears that the interests of justice would be served...
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