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BENJAMIN v. STATE

Case No. 2D16-5289.

230 So.3d 953 (2017)

Melvin BENJAMIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Opinion filed November 29, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard L. Dimmig, II , Public Defender, and Richard J. Sanders , Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Katherine Coombs Cline , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Melvin Benjamin challenges his convictions and sentences for manslaughter and felonious possession of a firearm. Benjamin's sole argument is that the trial court erred in denying his presentence motion to withdraw plea without sufficient inquiry or conducting an evidentiary hearing. We reverse Benjamin's sentences and remand for further...

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