Legal Opinion

Fowler v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 16, 1981No. 81-974Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, Judge.

Appellant, Fowler, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for post-conviction relief made pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We remand with instructions.

Fowler, while admitting that the trial court dutifully advised the appellant of the rights he was giving up by pleading guilty and inquired as to the factual basis for the plea, alleges in his motion that the trial court did not inform him of the charges against him. While we have reservations regarding the facial sufficiency of appellant’s motion, because the trial court predicated its denial of the…

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Miles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  2. Adkins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964

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