HODGSON v. STATE

No. 97-2352.

718 So.2d 330 (1998)

Brian D. HODGSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Ian Seldin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Georgina Jimenez-Orosa, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STONE, Chief Judge.

We affirm Appellant's conviction and sentence. The trial court's failure to sua sponte undertake a competency investigation when Appellant withdrew his guilty plea and elected to stand trial was not an abuse of discretion.

Appellant withdrew his plea upon learning the sentence that was about to be imposed. The court conducted an inquiry to determine that Appellant's change in plea, to not guilty, was knowing, voluntary, and competently...

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