Legal Opinion

Colon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 5, 2005No. 5D04-1380Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, W., J.

Colon appeals his sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of trafficking in phenethylamines (MDMA pills), 10-200 grams, in a single criminal episode.1 He argues three points in this appeal, only one of which has any merit: that his due process rights and right to counsel were violated when the state and public defender failed to inform him that a plea offer had been made. We affirm because the record is insufficient to support that claim.

Colon appeared before the court on June 20, 2003 and the court asked him whether he had an attorney. Colon’s response was that he was in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Blanco v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Cottle v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  4. Loren v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  5. Vagner v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1981

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