STATE v. DORTCH

No. SC18-681.

317 So.3d 1074 (2021)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Vernson Edward DORTCH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, Celia Terenzio , Bureau Chief, and Joseph D. Coronato, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Petitioner.

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Benjamin Eisenberg , Assistant Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Respondent.


A Florida rule of appellate procedure requires a criminal defendant to file a motion to withdraw the plea in the trial court before appealing an involuntary plea. This case presents a certified conflict over whether there is a "fundamental error" exception to that rule. We hold that there is no such exception. A defendant who does...

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