Nelfrard v. State

After entering a plea and being sentenced for possession of cocaine, appellant filed a timely motion to withdraw his plea pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(J). He claimed that his counsel coerced him into entering a plea and misinformed him as to the maximum penalty he could face. The trial court summarily denied the motion, attaching a copy of the transcript of the plea colloquy. On appeal, appellant claims that the trial court erred in failing to appoint an attorney to represent him where he alleged a conflict with his current attorney in his motion. We affirm, concluding…