THORNTON v. STATE

No. 98-3238.

747 So.2d 439 (1999)

Shana THORNTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

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


GROSS, J.

In this case we primarily address that portion of the appeal directed at the trial court's denial of appellant Shana Thornton's motion to withdraw her plea. This court has jurisdiction. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.170(1); Fla. R.App. P. 9.140(b)(2)(B)(iii).

This case involved serious charges against a 17-year-old defendant: armed carjacking, armed kidnapping, and armed robbery. The attorneys for the state and the defendant engaged in extensive preplea...

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