PADGETT v. STATE

No. 98-2837.

743 So.2d 70 (1999)

Daniel N. PADGETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel N. Padgett, Sanderson, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ettie Feistmann, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STEVENSON, J.

The primary issue presented in this appeal concerns whether an indigent defendant has the right to court-appointed counsel to assist in filing a motion to withdraw plea after sentencing, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(l). We answer the question in the affirmative and remand for the appointment of conflictfree counsel.

Procedural background

On June 5, 1998, appellant, Daniel Padgett, pursuant to a...

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