COUNCIL v. STATE

No. 2D08-614.

9 So.3d 721 (2009)

Dewey M. COUNCIL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Christopher Desrochers, Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Elba Caridad Martin, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


LaROSE, Judge.

Dewey M. Council appeals his convictions and sentences imposed after the trial court denied his motion to withdraw plea. Mr. Council previously pleaded no contest to obstruction of justice, disorderly conduct, and failure to report and reregister as a sex offender. The trial court should have appointed conflict-free counsel for Mr. Council before summarily denying the motion. The State concedes error. We reverse.

Mr. Council was arrested in...

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