Noles v. State

OTT, Judge.

Appellant challenges his conviction for aggravated battery and the sentence of three years’ imprisonment, two years’ probation and a $250 fine.

We find no merit in appellant’s first contention that it was error for the lower court to accept a nolo contendere plea without first determining whether there was a factual basis for that plea. Failure of a trial judge to establish, on the record, the factual basis for a plea does not require that the plea be set aside unless manifest injustice results. Williams v. State, 316 So.2d 267 (Fla.1975). There is no indication from either the…